spookhuis

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈspoːk.ɦœy̯s/

noun
Definitions
  • haunted house both for rides in fairgrounds or amusement parks and houses said to be haunted according to superstition

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish spook (ghost) + Dutch, Flemish huis (house, home, encasing, huis, institution, house -, house-, domestic-, domestic, building, casing, construction).

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Dutch (Brabantic)

huis

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house, home, encasing, huis, institution, house -, house-, domestic-, domestic, building, casing, construction

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家

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