luchtkasteel

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (literally) A castle built in the air, as in fiction
  • (figuratively) castle in the air

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish lucht (air, sky, smell) + Dutch, Flemish kasteel (castle).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

kasteel

Gloss

castle

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