spaarpot
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom sparen (“to save (up)”) + pot.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editspaarpot m (plural spaarpotten, diminutive spaarpotje n)
- piggy bank (not necessarily pig-shaped)
- (figuratively) an amount of money to keep close at hand for emergencies (usually in the diminutive)
Hyponyms
editDescendants
edit- → Papiamentu: sparpòt