kaasstolp
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom kaas (“cheese”) + stolp (“bell jar”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaasstolp f (plural kaasstolpen, diminutive kaasstolpje n)
- glass bell jar for storing cheese, akin to a cheese dish
- (Netherlands, politics, figurative) an institution or situation that is considered to be nasty or corrupt (nearly always in reference to The Hague, so often modified by "Haagse")