bakfiets

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bakfiets

/ˈbækfiːts/ UK
/ˈbɑk-/ UK
/ˈbækˌfits/ US
/ˈbækfiːtsən/ UK
/ˈbækˌfitsən/ US

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Borrowed from Dutch bakfiets, from bak (“container such as a box, crate, tray, or tub”) + fiets (“bicycle”). Bak is derived from French bac (“vat; ferry”), possibly from Vulgar Latin *baccu (“container”), from Latin bacar (“type of wine glass”), possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”), possibly from Egyptian bꜣkt (“oil flask”). The etymology of fiets is uncertain; it is possibly derived from regional (southern Limburg) French vietse (“to run quickly”), possibly ultimately from vite (“(informal or obsolete) fast, quick”) (see further at that word).

The plural form bakfietsen is borrowed from Dutch bakfietsen.

noun bakfietsen · bakfietses · bakfiet

A bicycle or tricycle with a long wheelbase between the front wheel and handlebars holding a large box, originally used solely to transport goods but now also commonly for carrying young children. Utility bikes are the pickup trucks of the cycling world. […] Imported from the Netherlands, the Bakfiets brand is like a pedal-powered minivan for soccer moms.
Similar: box bike, cargo bike, carrier cycle, cycletruck, freight bicycle, freight tricycle

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noun bicycle or tricycle with a large box, originally used to transport goods but now more commonly for carrying young children

Français	triporteur
Deutsch	Lastenfahrrad, Transportrad, Lastenrad

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@misc{bakfiets_2026,
  title = {bakfiets},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bakfiets},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}