sprinkhaan
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From springen (“to jump”) + haan (“cock”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sprinkhaan m (plural sprinkhanen, diminutive sprinkhaantje n)
- locust, grasshopper, insect of the suborder Caelifera or infraorder Acrididea
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: sprinkaan
- Berbice Creole Dutch: springhan
- Jersey Dutch: spränghân, spränghântśe (from the diminutive)
- Negerhollands: springhaen