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poffertje

/ˈpɒfəɹt͡ʃə/

poffertje noun: a traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour.

poffertje: a traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour
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Noun

poffertje (plural poffertjes)

  1. A traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour.
    • The kitchen walls were covered with a precious array of brass pots and pans, waffle-irons, poffertje pans; […] There were poffertje and waffle booths, booths for gin, cider, and Schiedam schnapps, pipes and tobacco, calico and glass beads, household ware and toys; […]1890 November, Anna Eichberg King, “A Legend of Old New York”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume XLI / new series, volume XIX, number 1, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co.; London...
    • “Good afternoon, Mynheer,” she bowed politely, “would you care for a poffertje?” […] “I shall come past here every day and you shall bake me a poffertje, and tell me how you are doing.[…]” Every day the burgomaster came for his poffertje.1935 October 7, Janet P. Johl, “Wilhelmina and the Poffertjes”, in The Christian Science Monitor, volume XXVII, number 264, Boston, Mass.: The Christian Science Publishing Society, page 10, columns...

Examples of poffertje in a sentence

  • She took a fork and picked up a poffertje.1991, Sue Thomas, “Datablock D”, in Correspondence, London: Gollancz, published 2019, →ISBN:
  • “Care to sample a poffertje?” As one of the teens held out a pastry-loaded plate, the bakery smell drifted up to tickle her nose.2004, Robert Elmer, chapter 4, in The Duet: A Novel, Colorado Springs, Colo.: WaterBrook Press, →ISBN, page 28:
  • “I have some distant relatives who are Dutch.” / “Really?” I asked, excitedly. / “Yup, and I’ve got a poffertje recipe to prove it!”2008, Natalie Sullivan, chapter 20, in Blissful Thinking: The Astonishing Predictions of My Psychic Landlady: A Novel, Bloomington, Ind....
  • He tucked into the syrup covered poffertje, closing his eyes with satisfaction but just then he pulled something out of his mouth.2010, Luke Comer, part III, in The Magic Cheese, [Morrisville, N.C.]: [Lulu.com], →ISBN, page 9:

Forms of poffertje

pluralpoffertjes

Origin of poffertje

Borrowed from Dutch poffertje.

Questions about poffertje

What does poffertje mean?
Poffertje means a traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour.
How do you use poffertje in a sentence?
She took a fork and picked up a poffertje.
What part of speech is poffertje?
Poffertje is a noun.
How do you pronounce poffertje?
Poffertje is pronounced /ˈpɒfəɹt͡ʃə/.
What is the plural of poffertje?
The plural of poffertje is poffertjes.

Words near poffertje in the dictionary

  1. poetwise
  2. POF
  3. Poff
  4. Poffenberger
  5. Poffenbergers
  6. poffertje
  7. poffertjes
  8. Poffs
  9. POFMA
  10. POFs
  11. pog

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