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DUTCHDutch coursede tulp
Originally from Central Asia and Turkey, but the Netherlands made it famous. Around 1637 a single bulb sometimes changed hands for the price of a house: tulip mania.
tulip
el tulipán
la tulipe
de klomp
A shoe carved from one piece of wood, usually poplar or willow. Waterproof and warm, so handy on the land. And an idiom: 'dat kun je op je klompen aanvoelen' (you can feel that in your clogs) means: that's obvious.
- clog
- el zueco
- le sabot
de stroopwafel
Two thin waffles with syrup in between, from Gouda for some two hundred years. Tip: rest it on your cup of coffee or tea for a minute and the syrup turns soft.
- syrup waffle
- el gofre con sirope
- la gaufre au sirop
Dutch 24 topics
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ENGLISHEnglish courseteapot
The British drink some hundred million cups of tea a day. Milk in it is normal, but whether the milk goes in first or last is a matter of strong opinion.
- de theepot
- la tetera
- la théière
umbrella
From the French parapluie: 'against the rain'. London is known for its rain, but the Netherlands gets even more of it in a year.
- de paraplu
- el paraguas
- le parapluie
bowler hat
Made in London in 1849 for gamekeepers: a hard hat that low branches couldn't knock off. Later it became the hat of the City banker.
- de bolhoed
- el bombín
- le chapeau melon
English 11 topics
SPANISHSpanish courseel abanico
In the summer heat of Seville you still see it everywhere. There is even a romantic 'language of the fan', for sending secret messages.
- de waaier
- fan
- l'éventail
las castañuelas
Two wooden shells on a cord that you click together in your hand, in flamenco. The name comes from castaña, chestnut: that's what they look like.
- de castagnetten
- castanets
- les castagnettes
la paella
From Valencia, and the pan itself is called paella too (from the Latin patella, pan). The real Valencian one has chicken and rabbit; this one with prawns is the seafood version.
- de paella
- paella
- la paëlla
Spanish 10 topics
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