dropveter

Dutch

dropveter

Licorice wheel and partially unwound licorice wheel

Etymology

Compound of drop +‎ veter. Literally, “licorice shoestring”.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: drop‧ve‧ter

Noun

dropveter

1. a type of candy that consists of a string of licorice, often (but not always) rolled up as a licorice wheel