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Tongerlo.

a village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtɔ.ŋərˌloː/
  1. a village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium

    neuter
  2. a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
  3. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Belgium) First attested in 1267. * (Horst aan de Maas) * (Peel en Maas) First attested as tongerlo in 1425. Compound of an unclear first element (perhaps Middle Dutch *tonger (“unknown plant with an acrid taste”)) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Tongeren and Tungelroy.

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