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pepernoot

pepernoot noun: a kind of dough-based confectionery eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically softer and larger than a kruidnoot.

Noun

pepernoot (plural pepernoten or pepernoots)

  1. a kind of dough-based confectionery eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically softer and larger than a kruidnoot

Forms of pepernoot

pluralpepernoten
pluralpepernoots

Origin of pepernoot

From Dutch pepernoot.

Questions about pepernoot

What does pepernoot mean?
Pepernoot means a kind of dough-based confectionery eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically softer and larger than a kruidnoot.
What part of speech is pepernoot?
Pepernoot is a noun.
What is the plural of pepernoot?
The plural of pepernoot is pepernoten.

Words near pepernoot in the dictionary

  1. peperine
  2. peperines
  3. peperino
  4. peperinos
  5. peperite
  6. pepernoot
  7. pepernoots
  8. peperomia
  9. peperomias
  10. peperoncini
  11. peperoncino

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