kruidnoot

From Dutch kruidnoot.

kruidnoot (plural kruidnoten or kruidnoots)

1. a small hemispherical spiced cookie with speculaas spices, eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically harder and smaller than a pepernoot.

From kruid +‎ noot.

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kruidnoot f (plural kruidnoten, diminutive kruidnootje n)

1. kruidnoot

In 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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