Botshoofd

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Botshooft in 1617. Potentially a compound of bots (“dead on, right on”) and hoofd (“pier, jetty”).

See also Zealandic Pesoôt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔts.ɦoːft/
• Hyphenation: Bots‧hoofd

Proper noun

Botshoofd n

1. A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “botshoofd”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN