chocoladebeen

Dutch

FWOTD – 27 January 2022

Etymology

Compound of chocolade +‎ been.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoː.koːˈlaː.dəˌbeːn/

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• Hyphenation: cho‧co‧la‧de‧been

Noun

chocoladebeen n (plural chocoladebenen)

1. (soccer) The non-dominant leg of a football player.
   • 2012 August, Roman Helinski, “Gelijkgestemden”, in Hard gras, number 85:

     Stijf links was hij, maar als het echt moest, sloeg hij ook toe met zijn chocoladebeen.

     He was rigidly dominant with his left leg, but if it was really necessary he could also strike with his non-dominant leg.