witlof
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋɪt.lɔf/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) Belgian endive, , a chicory eaten as a leafy vegetable
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish wit (white) + Dutch, Flemish loof (leaf, worthless, weak, foliage).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
loof
Gloss
leaf, worthless, weak, foliage
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- witloof English
- Dubbel Wit Dutch, Flemish
- Dubbelwit Dutch, Flemish
- Sneeuwwitje Dutch, Flemish
- Wit-Rusland Dutch, Flemish
- eiwit Dutch, Flemish
- hagelwit Dutch, Flemish
- lijkwit Dutch, Flemish
- loof Dutch, Flemish
- loofboom Dutch, Flemish
- loofrijk Dutch, Flemish
- oogwit Dutch, Flemish
- roomwit Dutch, Flemish
- spierwit Dutch, Flemish
- wijting Dutch, Flemish
- wit Dutch, Flemish
- witbier Dutch, Flemish
- witbrood Dutch, Flemish
- witgat Dutch, Flemish
- witgoed Dutch, Flemish
- witgoud Dutch, Flemish
- witheet Dutch, Flemish
- witkopmeeuw Dutch, Flemish
- witkopzeearend Dutch, Flemish
- witsnuitlibel Dutch, Flemish
- wittebrood Dutch, Flemish
- witten Dutch, Flemish
- witwassen Dutch, Flemish
- lôof Middle Dutch
- wit Middle Dutch
- wit Afrikaans