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kapsalon

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Dutch

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Kapsalon (the snack).

Etymology

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Compound of kappen +‎ salon, calque of French salon de coiffure. The snack sense originated in 2003; it was popularized by the owner of a barber shop in Rotterdam, who used to order it as a custom snack at a local fast food joint.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑp.saːˌlɔn/
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  • Hyphenation: kap‧sa‧lon

Noun

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kapsalon m or n (plural kapsalons, diminutive kapsalonnetje n)

  1. barber shop, hair salon [from 19th c.]
    • 1876 May 15, “Roggestraat, E. 268”, in Arnhemsche Courant, volume 63, number 6874, page 2:
      [] Bezoek getrouw zijn kapsalon , / Gedachtig steeds aan Absalon ,[sic] / Koop veel , koop heel zijn winkel uit , / Zoo fraai door goud en spiegelruit ; []
      [] Frequent his barbershop faithfully, / Remembering Absalom continuously, / Buy lots, buy till his shop's sold out, / So gorgeous with gold and mirror panes; []
  2. a type of fast food, consisting of fries topped with doner or shawarma meat, grilled with cheese and covered with salad; similar to a halal snack pack or munchy box [from 21st c.]
    • 2016 December 15, “Snackbar in Breda serveert kapsalon van een meter”, in Algemeen Dagblad:
      Het duo heeft zojuist de enige echte meter kapsalon op en werd naar de Kwalitaria in Breda gelokt door een facebookpost en een foto van de gigantische kapsalonhap op 5 december.
      The two have just eaten the one true metre-long kapsalon and was lured to the Kwalitaria in Breda by a Facebook post and a photograph of the giant kapsalon snack from December 5th.

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