walschot

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch walschot. Equivalent to wal (“whale”) +‎ schot (“shot, that which has been shot”), based on the mistaken, once widely held notion that spermaceti was the sperm whale's semen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑl.sxɔt/

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• Hyphenation: wal‧schot

Noun

walschot n (uncountable)

1. spermaceti