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, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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