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I really have trouble telling Dutch words from hand smash in keyboards. I love it.

WJW 5y ago
My favorite is the word "angstschreeuw" (cry/shout of fear), which is the word with the most consecutive consonants in the Dutch dictionary.
- sorokod 5y ago
  Angst scream?
  - Semaphor 5y ago
    German/Dutch "Angst" is English "fear", the English word "angst" is more "existential dread".
    - sorokod 5y ago
      https://www.etymonline.com/word/angst https://www.etymonline.com/word/angst
      - gpvos 5y ago
        Indeed, from a specialized use in psychology of German Angst, just as Semaphor wrote
  - gpvos 5y ago
    Etymologically, yes. The meaning has diverged a little, so "cry of fear" is a closer translation.
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- Semaphor 5y ago
  The German word is very similar: Angstschrei ;)
- AdhemarVandamme 5y ago
  Along with “herfstschraalte” (autumnal skimpiness).
  - gpvos 5y ago
    I'm not sure that is in the dictionary. You can get more consonants with slechtstschrijvend and zachtstschrijdend, which are perfectly normal Dutch words but unlikely to end up in the dictionary (worst-writing and softest-treading). With the transliterated Russian borsjtsj you can get one more: borsjtsjschrokkend (Borscht-devouring).
- rapnie 5y ago
  "Grachtengordel" (canals) is great to practice pronunciation.
gpvos 5y ago
And to think that Dutch is the closest somewhat-large language to English... (skipping Scots (often seen as a dialect) and Frisian (really small)).