houtsnip

Meaning

1. (feminine) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
2. (feminine, informal) a sandwich consisting of a slice of white bread with a slice of (ripened) cheese and a slice of rye bread, sometimes topped with another slice of white bread

Concepts

woodcock

Eurasian woodcock

kind of bird

Synonyms

snip

Translations

Waldschnepfe

bécasse des bois

bécasse

Schnepfe

galinhola

becada

beccaccia

chocha perdiz

Scolopax

Scolopax rusticola

çulluk

دجاجة الأرض

Avrasya çulluğu

becada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑu̯t.snɪp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: houtsneppe

In summary

From Middle Dutch houtsneppe. Equivalent to hout (“wood”) + snip (“woodcock, snipe”).