hagelslag
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch hagelslach (“severe hailstorm”). Equivalent to hagel (“hail”) + slag (“blow, hit”). As a term for a type of sweet, it originally referred to elongated white aniseed sprinkles as they were thought to resemble falling hail; this sense was subsequently widened as other varieties entered the market.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hagelslag m (uncountable)
- hundreds and thousands, sprinkles (elongated and often made of chocolate); jimmies [from early 20th c.]
- Synonyms: hagel, hagelkorrel, muizenstrontjes
- hailstorm, particularly a severe one
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References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute