Amsterdam (Rough Guide) - Martin Dunford [200]
hazelnoot hazelnut
kers cherry
kokosnoot coconut
peer pear
perzik peach
pinda peanut
pruim plum/prune
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Drinks
anijsmelk aniseed-flavoured warm milk
appelsap apple juice
bessenjenever blackcurrant gin
chocomel chocolate milk
warme chocolade melk hot chocolate
citroenjenever lemon gin
droog dry
frisdranken soft drinks
jenever Dutch gin
karnemelk buttermilk
koffie coffee
koffie verkeerd coffee with warm milk
kopstoot beer with a jenever chaser
melk milk
met ijs with ice
met slagroom with whipped cream
pils Dutch beer
proost! cheers!
sinaasappelsap orange juice
thee tea
tomatensap tomato juice
vruchtensap fruit juice
wijn wine
(wit/rood/rosé) (white/red/rosé)
Vieux Dutch brandy
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Glossary
Abdij Abbey
Amsterdammertje Phallic-shaped bollard placed in rows alongside many Amsterdam streets to keep drivers off pavements – and out of the canals.
Begijnhof Similar to a hofje(see "Glossary"), but occupied by Catholic women (begijns) who led semi-religious lives without taking full vows.
Beiaard Carillon chimes
Belfort Belfry
Beurs Stock exchange
Botermarkt Butter market
Brug Bridge
BTW (Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde) – VAT (sales tax)
Burgher Member of the upper or mercantile classes of a town, usually with certain civic powers
Gasthuis Hospice for the sick or infirm
Geen toegang No entry
Gemeente Municipal, as in gemeentehuis (town hall)
Gerechtshof Law courts
Gesloten Closed
Gezellig A hard term to translate – something like “cosy”, “comfortable” and “inviting”, all in one – but a term which is often said to lie at the heart of the Dutch psyche. A long, relaxed meal in a favourite restaurant with friends is gezellig; grabbing a quick snack is not. The best brown cafés ooze gezelligheid; Kalverstraat on a Saturday afternoon definitely doesn’t.
Gilde Guild
Gracht Canal
Groentenmarkt Vegetable market
Grote Kerk Literally “big church” – the main church of a town or village.
Hal Hall
Hijsbalk Pulley beam, often decorated, fixed to the top of a gable to lift goods, furniture etc. Essential in canal houses whose staircases were – and mostly still are – narrow and steep; hijsbalken are still very much in use today.
Hof Courtyard
Hofje Almshouse, usually for elderly women who could look after themselves but needed small charities such as food and fuel; usually comprising a number of buildings centred around a small, enclosed courtyard.
Huis House
Ingang Entrance
Jeugdherberg Youth hostel
Kasteel Castle
Kerk Church
Koning King
Koningin Queen
Koninklijk Royal
Kunst Art
Lakenhal Cloth hall: the building in medieval weaving towns where cloth would be weighed, graded and sold.
Markt Central town square and the heart of most Dutch communities, normally still the site of weekly markets.
Mokum A Yiddish word meaning “city”, originally used by the Jewish community to indicate Amsterdam; now in general usage as a nickname for the city.
Molen Windmill
Nederland The Netherlands
Nederlands Dutch
Omgang Procession
Paleis Palace
Plein A square or open space
Polder An area of land that has been reclaimed from the sea.
Poort Gate
Raadhuis Town hall
Randstad Literally “rim-town”, this refers to the urban conurbation that makes up much of Noord- and Zuid-Holland, stretching from Amsterdam in the north to Rotterdam and Dordrecht in the south.
Rijk State
Schepenzaal Alderman’s hall
Schone kunsten Fine arts
Schouwburg Theatre
Sierkunst Decorative arts
Spionnetje Small mirror on a canal house enabling the occupant to see who is at the door without descending the stairs.
Spoor Train station platform
Stadhuis The most common word for a town hall.
Stedelijk Civic, municipal
Steeg Alley
Steen Stone
Stichting Institute or foundation
Straat Street
Toegang Entrance
Toren Tower
Tuin Garden
Uitgang Exit
V.S. (Verenigde Staten) United States
Vleeshuis Meat market
Volkskunde Folklore
VVV Tourist information office
Waag Old public weighing house, a common feature of Dutch towns.
Weg Way
Wijk District
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Art and architecture