Bruudbäcker

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bruud (bread) +‎ Bäcker (baker).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁuə̯dˌbæ˦.kəʁ/
  • (some Southeast Limburgish) IPA(key): /ˈbʁuə̯dˌbɛ˦.kəʁ/

Noun

Bruudbäcker m (plural Bruudbäcker) (German-based spelling)

  1. (chiefly obsolete) baker of bread

Usage notes

  • In the past this term was used to differentiate a baker of bread from other bakers (e.g. pastry bakers), nowadays these professions have mostly merged and are all referred to with the term Bäcker.