Bakrakondre

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Compound of bakra +‎ kondre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakɾakondɾe/, [ˈba̠kɾa̠kʊ̞̃ndɾɪ̞], [ˈbɑ̟kɾɑ̟kɔ̝̃ndɾe̝]

Proper noun

Bakrakondre

1. Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

   Synonyms: Blanda, Patata

   • 1884 October 26, Algemeen Handelsblad‎^[1] (advertisement), Amsterdam, page 4:

     Nanga da njoen smokoscipi voe bakrakondre mie de senie jou foe dem pikien bakra na Sint Nikolaas verjari die seksie Hondro nestie baskuto voe potie switie sanie na inie hesie mie sa senie moro.

     With the new steamship to the Netherlands I'm sending you for the Dutch children, on Saint Nicholas's birthday, six hundred nests of baskets for putting sweets into[.] I'll send more soon.