Mookhoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Mook Hoek in 1773. Potentially a compound of dialectal mook (“gut, stomach”) and hoek (“sharp or protruding bend”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mook‧hoek

Proper noun

Mookhoek n

1. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “mookhoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN