kostgrond

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kost +‎ grond.

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Noun

kostgrond m (plural kostgronden, diminutive kostgrondje n)

1. (Suriname) a plot of rainforest cleared for subsistence agriculture; an allotment
   • 1796, [Charles Brouwn], “Historie der oorlogen met de Marrons of Surinaamsche boschnegers. [History of the wars with the Maroons or Surinamese bush negroes]”, in Surinaamsche Staatkundige Almanach voor den Jaare 1796‎^[1], Paramaribo: W.P. Wilkens, page 108:

     Ik gaf ordres dezelve met alle spoed te volgen, dat met alle moogelyke schielykheid geëxecuteerd wierd, en ons om half drie uuren bragt in een Kostgrond, groot circa 10 akkers, beplant met Casaven, Bannane, Tayers, Pindas, Okkerom, en Tabak (...).

     I gave orders to follow them at full speed, which were executed with all possible hastiness, and, at half past two, we got to a plot of land cleared for subsistence agriculture, measuring about 10 distinct fields, planted with cassava, banana, cocoyam, peanut, okra, and tobacco (...).

   • 2020 April 5, Rappa, “Column: Politieke Borrelpraat 606 [Column: Political Banter 606]”, in StarNieuws‎^[2], retrieved 10 November 2022:

     Ga rustig in je tuin of kostgrond werken, met je kinderen bezig zijn en klusjes in huis afmaken, zolang je water en brood en rijst met wat toespijs en groente uit de tuin hebt…

     Go and work quietly in your garden or allotment, spend some time with your children and finish chores around the house, as long as you have water and bread and rice with some sidedishes and vegetables from the garden...

2. (Suriname, historical) a plot of land allocated to enslaved people for subsistence agriculture