No. 4,351 in Dutch
breij
"Breij" refers to a soft, mushy mixture or porridge.
In a sentence
De breij die je maakte van dit gerecht smaakt heerlijk.
The paste you made from this dish tastes delicious.
In this sentence, 'breij' is used to describe a soft, mushy food mixture, giving it a culinary context.
Het lijkt wel een breij van woorden in zijn essay, erg onsamenhangend.
It seems like a jumble of words in his essay, very incoherent.
Here, 'breij' metaphorically represents a chaotic or confusing collection, transferring the word’s characteristic of amorphousness to abstract concepts like speech or writing.
Mijn bord viel, en nu is alles een natte breij op de vloer.
My plate fell, and now everything is a wet mush on the floor.
The word 'breij' is applied here to describe a physical mixture or mess that results from something being squashed or poured.
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