Molenschot

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Meuleschot (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as mueleschot in 1299. Compound of molen (“mill”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌsxɔt/
• Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧schot

Proper noun

Molenschot n

1. A village in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Papslokkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Molenschotter
• Molenschots

References

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