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==Etymology==
− It is probably [[bor|nl|koekje|t=little cake]], a diminutive of koek, cake, from Middle Dutch kōke (see [[cake]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) In Scotland, where it means a plain bun (1701 in Barnhart, 1730 in Etymonline), the history is uncertain;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) the Scottish National Dictionary compares Dutch koekje but gives cook with the suffix -ie as the probable source.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is probably [[bor|nl|koekje|t=little cake]], a diminutive of [[m|nl|koek]], cake, from [[dum|kōke]] (see [[cake]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) In Scotland, where it means a plain bun (1701 in Barnhart, 1730 in Etymonline), the history is uncertain;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) the Scottish National Dictionary compares [[nl|koekje]] but gives cook with the suffix -ie as the probable source.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==