zaan

See also: Zaan

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zaːn/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch saen, from Old Dutch *sān, *sāno, from Proto-Germanic *sēna (“immediately; soon”). More at soon.

Adverb

zaan

  1. (dialectal) soon
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch zane, sane, of uncertain origin but related to Middle Low German sāne (“cream”), German Sahne (“cream”).

Noun

zaan

  1. (West Flanders) cream
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