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maatje

maatje noun: a fermented herring.

Noun

maatje (plural maatjes)

  1. A fermented herring.
    • The maatje herrin' were very popular over in Germany. That was a very light cure with just a fine sprinkling o' salt.1987, David Butcher, Following the fishing
    • […] with Charles making quite a good shot at playing the obliging husband, I seized the chance of buying and eating a maatje.1997, John Bayley, The red hat

Forms of maatje

pluralmaatjes

Origin of maatje

Borrowed from Dutch maatje.

Questions about maatje

What does maatje mean?
Maatje means a fermented herring.
What part of speech is maatje?
Maatje is a noun.
What is the plural of maatje?
The plural of maatje is maatjes.

Words near maatje in the dictionary

  1. Maastrichtian
  2. Maastrichtians
  3. Maasym
  4. maat
  5. maath
  6. maatje
  7. maatjes
  8. maats
  9. Maattu Pongal
  10. maava
  11. maaveh

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