![]() For bonus points, ask a Dutch person to say ‘crunchy nut’ (in English). So what else have you got for me? Please feel free to comment below. The literal translation for ‘raccoon’ is ‘wash bear’. Without further ado, here is a list of palindrome words. (IJs can also mean ice cream – even better.) 28. When you become comfortable with palindromes, you can have quite a bit of fun with wordplay creating sentences and riddles that incorporated some of these. Known for their logic, the direct Dutch translation for polar bear is ‘ice bear’. Greyhound is literally translated in Dutch as ‘wind dog’. It describes someone who frets and fusses over completely insignificant and minor details. I’m (monkey) proud to have learned this word today. KangoeroewoningĪnother cute one – granny flat’s literal translation is ‘kangaroo house’. The word for toilet seat can be literally interpreted as ‘toilet glasses’. Meaning ‘slap in the face’, the direct translation is ‘mouth pear’. The cool kids don’t say that here – it’s the word for ambulance. ![]() Alternatives include: Geluksvogel meaning ‘lucky bird’. The list is divided by difficulty, so you can always keep it fair and. Weve included over 350 fun Pictionary words in an easy to use list. If you’re a ‘lucky guy’ you may well get called a ‘happy bag’! Gelukzak can also mean ‘lucky sack’. The earlier the word has been guessed, the more points are scored for the guesser and the drawer It takes the guesswork out of scorekeeping, so you can focus on the fun parts of the game. It’s actually a traditional Dutch tricycle with a large box for transporting cargo, including children. ‘Bak’ has a whole heap of meanings in Dutch, but I’m gonna go with ‘bin bike’ or ‘fry bike’. To top it off, my ‘clean mother’ is named Willy. ![]() Think your Dutch friend has mental issues when they say they’ve got a monster at home? Don’t fret, it means ‘sample’. Yup, the Dutch word for gloves is ‘hand shoes’. (Thanks to the party poopers who pointed out that pasta can also mean paste!) 14. Tand is tooth and you can guess what pasta means. Or ‘oil balls’ – a festive dough-based treat, traditionally eaten at New Year. This can mean hairdresser or tasty Dutch kebab with chips, cheese and salad. ‘Ear bells’ or earrings as we like to call them. We just learnt that oorlog means war, but oor means ear and log is cumbersome – so cumbersome ear? 10. While it literally translates into ‘war fries’ (chips in the UK), it means french fries served with peanut sauce, mayonnaise and finely diced raw onion, depending on which region of the Netherlands you live in. Meaning peanut butter but it literally translates as ‘peanut cheese’. Literally translated as ‘mirror egg’ – this is what you need to order if you want a fried egg, sunny side up! 6. And what’s acorn I hear you ask? Why that’s ‘eikel’ – which can also mean jerk, and worse. Sounds like ‘acorn’ but it actually means squirrel. While we’re on the food theme, let’s go with the word for Porcini mushrooms, which literally translates as ‘little squirrels’ bread’.
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