geplukte

Geplukte is the past participle form of the Dutch verb plukken and functions as an adjective meaning picked or harvested. It describes objects that have been detached from their source by hand, such as fruits, berries, flowers, or other plant material. The term is commonly used in agricultural, culinary, and market contexts to distinguish items that have been manually gathered from those that have not.

As an attributive adjective before a noun, geplukte takes an -e ending: for example, geplukte vruchten (picked fruits), geplukte bessen (picked berries), geplukte bloemen (picked flowers). In predicative position, it is used without -e: De appels zijn geplukt (The apples have been picked).

Geplukte can also appear in contexts outside produce, referring to things that have been plucked or removed from a source, such as feathers or leaves. In poultry processing, the term can describe a chicken that has been plucked, though more specific culinary or processing terms are often used.

Etymology-wise, geplukte derives from the verb plukken, with the prefix ge- forming the perfect participle, and the attributive form acquiring -e to agree with the noun it describes. The word is standard in Dutch and is analogous to the English “picked” or “harvested.”