Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as pijl in 1712. Compound of pijl (arrow) and the plural form of tuin (garden). Originally a complex of vegetable gardens.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Pij‧le‧tui‧nen

Proper noun edit

Pijletuinen n

  1. A neighbourhood of Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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