bintje

/ˈbɪnt͡ʃə/

bintje means A kind of potato produced in the Netherlands.

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bintje is pronounced /ˈbɪnt͡ʃə/.

Etymology

From Dutch Bintje, diminutive of the name Benedictus. The potato was first produced in 1904 by Kornelis Lieuwes de Vries, a Frisian schoolmaster, and named after one of his pupils, a young woman named Bintsje Jansma (spelled with the Frisian diminutive suffix -tsje). (It was common practice in the Netherlands to use a diminutive form of male nicknames for women.)

noun

A kind of potato produced in the Netherlands.

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Words closest in meaning

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désirée 64% match — A kind of red-skinned, yellow-fleshed potato originally bred in the Netherlands. vs bintje →
kartoffel 55% match — A potato. vs bintje →
boniato 54% match — A Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas). vs bintje →
spudnut 54% match — A kind of donut made with potato. vs bintje →
bergedel 54% match — A kind of potato fritter eaten in parts of Asia. vs bintje →
tatie 53% match — potato vs bintje →
batavia 52% match — A variety of lettuce with broad flat leaves. vs bintje →
beauregard 52% match — A variety of sweet potato. vs bintje →