Braakhoek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as BRAAKHOEK in 1840. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heathland converted to farmland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbraːk.ɦuk/
Hyphenation: Braak‧hoek

Proper noun edit

Braakhoek n

A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN