Wat betekent het woord zoetekauw in het Nederlands?

What does “zoetekauw” mean in Dutch?

A zoetekauw is someone who loves sweet food — chocolate, biscuits, donuts. The word stacks two everyday pieces: “zoet” (sweet) and “kauwen” (to chew). Dutch builds many “person” words this way, compounding what someone likes or does with who they are. The same “kauwen” root shows up in “kauwgom” (chewing gum) — the gum you chew. So learning “zoetekauw” hands you the sweet-tooth term, the chewing-gum word, and the pattern behind both at the same time.

The host teases Kenny: “Kenny, je bent een zoetekauw” — Kenny, you’re a sweet tooth. She explains the word live: “Een zoetekauw is een persoon die graag dingen eet met suiker in.” She also makes the gum link explicit: “dat komt van kauwen. Kauwen is wat je doet met je eten in je mond. Kauwgom.” Note: the spoken form “zoete kauw” runs the two parts together; the standard written form is the single word “zoetekauw.” The diminutive “zoetekauwtje” is used affectionately. Compare “lekkerbek” — someone who loves good food generally, where “bek” means mouth or beak.