Hogeweg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hoogenweg and Hoogeweg (De) in 1899. Compound of hoog (“high”) and weg (“way, road”). Originally the name of a levee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌʋɛx/
  • Hyphenation: Ho‧ge‧weg
  • Rhymes: -oːɣəʋɛx
  • Homophones: Hoogenweg, Hoogeweg

Proper noun

Hogeweg n

  1. a hamlet in Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
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