Boeschoten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van boscoten in 1326. Compound of Middle Dutch boede (“shack, small wooden building, barn”) and the plural form of schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuˌsxoː.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Boe‧scho‧ten

Proper noun

Boeschoten n

1. A hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN