Engelse ziekte
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “English disease”. Compare German Die englische Krankheit, Hungarian angolkór, Swedish engelska sjukan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Engelse ziekte f (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, derogatory) writing Dutch compound words incorrectly by applying English spelling rules, i.e. with a space separating the two parts (as is common in English, e.g. wall paint), rather than joined as a single word (as is usual in Dutch, e.g. muurverf)
- (archaic) rachitis
- Synonyms: lendenvang, rachitis