koolwater

Dutch

Etymology

From kool +‎ water.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːlˈʋaː.tər/
• Hyphenation: kool‧wa‧ter

Noun

koolwater n (plural koolwaters or koolwateren, diminutive koolwatertje n)

1. (Netherlands, Indonesia, historical) fermented palm sap

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “koolwater”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute