pestbos

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of pest (“plague, pestilence”) +‎ bos (“forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛst.bɔs/
• Hyphenation: pest‧bos

Noun

pestbos n (plural pestbossen, diminutive pestbosje n)

1. (Netherlands, chiefly diminutive) A small, densely grown tract of forest in a pasture, where livestock were buried after dying from a contagious disease.

Hyponyms

• miltvuurbos

Coordinate terms

• geriefbos