Etymology[edit]
Compound of the toponym Hout and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɦɑu̯tsˈdɔŋk/
- Hyphenation: Houts‧donk
- Rhymes: -ɔŋk
Proper noun[edit]
Houtsdonk n
- A neighbourhood of Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.