arbei

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aardbei (“strawberry”, literally “earthberry”), from Middle Dutch erdbere, from Old Dutch *erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją. Cognate of Afrikaans aarbei. Mostly replaced by stroberi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.bei̯/
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧bei

Noun

arbéi (plural arbei-arbei)

  1. (dated) strawberry;
    1. the sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria
    2. the plant of this fruit

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