Etymology

brookie

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Today it means: A brook trout. Full definition →

Afrikaans broekie ← Dutch broek
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brookie · noun1

From brook + -ie (diminutive suffix).

brookie · noun2

Blend of brownie + cookie.

brookie · noun3

  1. Dutch · derived frombroek“pants”
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed frombroekie
  3. English todaybrookie

From Afrikaans broekie, diminutive of broek (“pants”), from Dutch broek (“pants”). Cognate with Dutch broekje (“shorts”). Doublet of breeches and britches.

Brookie · proper noun4

From Brookside + -ie.

Words from the same roots

Afrikaansbroekie all →

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