maatje
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editmaatje (plural maatjes)
- A fermented herring.
- 1987, David Butcher, Following the fishing:
- The maatje herrin' were very popular over in Germany. That was a very light cure with just a fine sprinkling o' salt.
- 1997, John Bayley, The red hat:
- […] with Charles making quite a good shot at playing the obliging husband, I seized the chance of buying and eating a maatje.
Dutch
editEtymology 1
editDiminutive of maat + -je. Compare English matey.
Noun
editmaatje n (plural maatjes)
- maatjesharing, a young herring
- (literally) a small maat:
- also used as an informal address for a male
Descendants
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editDiminutive of ma (“mom”) + -tje.
Noun
editmaatje n (plural maatjes)
- diminutive of ma