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bakfietsen

Syllables: bak·fiets·enUK/ˈbækˌfiːtsən/US/ˈbækˌfitsən/

bakfietsen is the plural of bakfiets.

Meaning of bakfiets

Noun

bakfiets (plural bakfietsen or bakfietses)

  1. A bicycle or tricycle with a long wheelbase between the front wheel and handlebars holding a large box, originally used solely to transport goods but now also commonly for carrying young children.
    • Utility bikes are the pickup trucks of the cycling world. […] Imported from the Netherlands, the Bakfiets brand is like a pedal-powered minivan for soccer moms.2007 November 5, Paul Tolme, “A Minivan With Real Pedal Power”, in Newsweek, page 65

Origin of bakfietsen

Borrowed from Dutch bakfietsen.

Questions about bakfietsen

What is bakfietsen the plural of?
Bakfietsen is the plural of bakfiets.
How do you pronounce bakfietsen?
Bakfietsen is pronounced /ˈbækˌfiːtsən/ (UK).

Words near bakfietsen in the dictionary

  1. bakewell tart
  2. bakewell tarts
  3. bakewells
  4. bakfiet
  5. bakfiets
  6. bakfietsen
  7. bakfietses
  8. Bakgalagadi
  9. Bakgalagalis
  10. bakgat
  11. Bakhchisarai

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bakfietsen (page history and authors); bakfiets (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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