boerenknecht

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of boer (“farmer”) +‎ -en- +‎ knecht (“servant, employee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbu.rə(n)ˈknɛxt/, [buː-]
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  • Hyphenation: boe‧ren‧knecht

Noun

boerenknecht m (plural boerenknechten, diminutive boerenknechtje n)

  1. a farmhand or ranchhand, an agricultural employee under supervision
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