burgerjongen

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of burger +‎ jongen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏr.ɣərˌjɔ.ŋə(n)/
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Noun

burgerjongen m (plural burgerjongens, diminutive burgerjongetje n)

  1. a middle-class or bourgeois boy
    Synonym: burgerzoon
    Coordinate terms: burgermeid, burgermeisje