hete bliksem

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “hot lightning”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦeː.tə ˈblɪk.səm/

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Noun

hete bliksem m (uncountable)

1. A dish of mashed potatoes, onions, apples and optionally pears, generally served with a specific kind of sausage or brisket.
   • 1949 November 4, “ZOETE APPELEN”, in Limburgsch dagblad, volume 32, number 258, page 6:

     Nu met het koude weer is hete bliksem niet te versmaden en U weet, deze appelen zijn hier niet veel.

     A mash of potatoes and apples is very delicious now with the cold weather and you know that these apples are not expensive[?] here.