stoomfiets

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of stoom (“steam”) +‎ fiets (“bicycle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstoːm.fits/
  • Hyphenation: stoom‧fiets

Noun

stoomfiets f (plural stoomfietsen)

  1. (dated or historical, often humorous) a motorcycle, originally a steam-powered one but since approx. 1900 often used humorously for a petrol-fuelled motorbike [from late 19th c.]

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: stompit
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