boerengat
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of boer (“farmer”) + -en- + gat (“hole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbuː.rə(n)ˈɣɑt/
- Hyphenation: boe‧ren‧gat
Noun
boerengat n (plural boerengaten)
- A countryside backwater, remote hamlet.