pestbos

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of pest (“plague, pestilence”) +‎ bos (“forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛst.bɔs/
  • Hyphenation: pest‧bos

Noun

pestbos n (plural pestbossen, diminutive pestbosje n)

  1. (Netherlands, chiefly diminutive) A small, densely grown tract of forest in a pasture, where livestock were buried after dying from a contagious disease.

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