Couwelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coudelaer in 1391. Compound of koud (“cold, wet, abandoned”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.əˌlaːr/
• Hyphenation: Cou‧we‧laar

Proper noun

Couwelaar n

1. A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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