Schelpwijk
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of schelp (“shell”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The first element is a jocular reference to the builders of the neighbourhood, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company. Compare Essoville, Lagoville and Standardville.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɛlp.ʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Schelp‧wijk
Proper noun
Schelpwijk n
- A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.