zaan

See also: Zaan

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːn/
• Hyphenation: zaan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch saen, from Old Dutch *sān, from Proto-West Germanic *sān(ō).

Adverb

zaan

1. (dialectal, now chiefly Belgium) soon

   Synonyms: gauw, weldra

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch zane, sane, of uncertain origin but related to Middle Low German sāne (“cream”), German Sahne (“cream”).

Noun

zaan f (uncountable)

1. (West Flanders) cream

   Synonym: room