Schelpwijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of schelp (“shell”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The first element is a jocular reference to the builders of the neighbourhood, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company. Compare Essoville, Lagoville and Standardville.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSchelpwijk n
- A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.