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grootgrutter

Pronunciation: /ˈɣroːtˌxrʏ.tər/

“grootgrutter” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. supermarket

Etymology

From groot (“large”) + grutter (“grocer”), inspired by the fictional character J. Grootgrut in the Tom Poes comic series, as such coined by Dutch comic strip author Maarten Toonder in 1953.

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