spaarpot

Dutch

Etymology

From sparen (“to save (up)”) +‎ pot

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: spaar‧pot
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

spaarpot m (plural spaarpotten, diminutive spaarpotje n)

  1. piggy bank
  2. (figuatively) an amount of money to keep close at hand for emergencies (usually in the diminutive)
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