Word origins

• OostzaanA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• OotenA surname from Dutch.
• OpmeerA village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• OpsterlandA municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
• Oranjeleeuwinthe Netherlands women's national football team
• oud bruinA style of beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation, which takes several weeks to a month, and is followed by bottle aging for several more months, which allows residual yeast and bacteria to develop a sour flavor characteristic for this style.
• oude geneverA style of jenever gin distilled using traditional methods.
• Ouder-AmstelA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• outmanTo have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men.
• overslaughA barrier in a river.
• palsgravineThe consort or widow of a palsgrave.
• PapendrechtA town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• PapiamentsA dialect-neutral spelling of Papiamento or Papiamentu, a creole language spoken in the ABC Islands (the former spelling is used in Aruba while the latter is used in Bonaire and Curaçao)
• pea coatA coat of heavy, navy-coloured wool, originally worn by sailors of European navies.
• pea jacketA short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.
• Peel en MaasA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• PekelaA municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
• pepernoota kind of dough-based confectionery eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically softer and larger than a kruidnoot
• PiersmaA surname from Dutch.
• Pijnacker-NootdorpA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• pillarizeTo divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.
• pindalThe peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
• PinksterWhitsuntide
• Pinkster MondayPentecost Monday
• plagiatorSynonym of plagiarist.
• poffertjeA traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour.
• polder modelA form of consensus decision-making characterised by cooperation despite significant differences among parties.
• potassaThe chemical compound potassium hydroxide.
• pot cheeseA soft, crumbly, unaged cheese resembling ricotta.
• prahmA flat-bottomed boat.
• predikantA minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
• PriemA surname from Dutch.
• Prince's FlagA Dutch historical flag, originally used by the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years War, with three horizontal stripes: orange, white, and blue.
• puff adderAny viper or adder in genus Bitis,
• quacksalverOne falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
• queestingAn old custom in Holland by which sweethearts were allowed to share a bed and talk together, without any amorous activity.
• Red HookA village and town in Dutchess County, New York.
• ReimerswaalA municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
• remonstrantOne who remonstrates, or issues (usually formal and written) protestations.
• ReniersA surname from Dutch.
• Reusel-De MierdenA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• RhenenA city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
• riempieA strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc.
• rijksdaalderA Dutch coin worth 2+¹⁄₂ guilders.
• rijksmonumenta national heritage site of the Netherlands
• Rijssen-HoltenA municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
• rijsttafelA large meal originating in colonial Indonesia composed of many different dishes with rice as the main ingredient; several side-dishes such as krupuk, acar and serundeng are served.
• RiphagenA surname from Dutch.
• rix-dollarA silver coin and money of account in use from the late-16ᵗʰ to the mid-19ᵗʰ centuries in the European Teutonic countries and their imperial trading networks.
• rixdollarAn obsolete currency used in much of continental Europe, as well as some Dutch colonies (even after they had become British).
• RoerdalenA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• rollicheA kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried, famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam.
• rotcheA small alcid of the north Atlantic, the little auk, Alle alle.
• RucphenA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• rummerA large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem.
• ruttierA chart of a course, especially at sea.
• sagoweerSynonym of sagueir (palm wine made from Arenga pinnata).
• Santa ClausA figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
• sawbuckA framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
• ScaffA surname.
• ScheeresA surname from Dutch.
• schelmA villain or scoundrel.
• schepelAn old Dutch measure of volume used for wheat, etc.
• schepenA Dutch magistrate.
• SchoenmakerA surname from Dutch.
• schoutA municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.
• Schouwen-DuivelandA municipality and island of Zeeland, Netherlands.
• schuitA flat-bottomed Dutch river-boat; a barge.
• scrambTo scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram.
• scranchTo grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch.
• scrawmTo tear or scratch.
• 's-HertogenboschA city, capital, and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• ShoupeA surname from Dutch.
• SimpelveldA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• Sint-MichielsgestelA village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• Sittard-GeleenA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• skirretAn umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.
• skiverA slacker.
• slaughSlaw.
• slaught-beamBarrier.
• sliding pondA frozen pond on which people skate.
• SmallingerlandA municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
• smootsA surname from Dutch.
• snaphaanA flintlock.
• SnaterA surname from Dutch.
• snick or sneeTo cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon.
• snoezelencontrolled multisensory stimulation, a type of therapy
• snorkTo snore.
• snuffleTo sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
• Son en BreugelA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• sooterkinA mouse-like creature which, according to folklore, Dutch women who sit over stoves give birth to.
• sootsA surname from Dutch.
• speculaasSpeculoos, a spiced biscuit traditionally eaten around Saint Nicholas Day and Christmas; in particular, the variety from the Netherlands, when contrasted with Belgian speculoos.
• speculoosA type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.
• spekkoekA spiced Indonesian layer cake.
• SpocanianA constructed language created by Dutch linguist Rolandt Tweehuysen, intended to serve as the language of Spocania, a fictional island group in the Atlantic Ocean.
• StadskanaalA town and municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
• stadthouseA town hall in a Dutch-speaking country or (former) colony.
• stamppotA traditional Dutch dish of potatoes mashed with one or more other vegetables, sometimes also with bacon.
• StaphorstA village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.