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Show Flemish Word for Car Is Two Good Mouthfuls Just about the longest word in the world is "snelpaardelooszoon-deerspoorwegpetrolirijtuig," "snelpaardelooszoon-deerspoorwegpetrolirijtuig," and is a Flemish word meaning automobile. auto-mobile. The etymology is "snel," rapid; "paardeloos," horseless; "zoon-deerspoorweg," "zoon-deerspoorweg," without rails; "petrolirijtuig," driven by petrol. What a contrast this word is to our own abbreviation "car"! As a description the word is quite good but thank goodness, we speak English! |