kruidnoot
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editkruidnoot (plural kruidnoten or kruidnoots)
- a small hemispherical spiced cookie with speculaas spices, eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically harder and smaller than a pepernoot.
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editkruidnoot f (plural kruidnoten, diminutive kruidnootje n)
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editIn common parlance kruidnoten are more often called pepernoten, the name of a different kind of baked confectionery related to Sinterklaas celebrations. This usage is proscribed by some, and bakers and grocery stores make a clear distinction between pepernoten and kruidnoten.
Usage of pepernoot as a synonym of kruidnoot was already recorded in the 1931 dictionary Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, at the time most commonly in southern parts of the Netherlands.[1]
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