houwer

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch houwere. Equivalent to houwen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯ər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hou‧wer
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ər

Noun

houwer m (plural houwers, diminutive houwertje n)

  1. someone who chops, in particular a lumberjack or a sculptor
  2. (mining) a hewer, a pickman
  3. a tusk of a wild boar
  4. (now Suriname) a machete (blade weapon)
  5. (obsolete) any blade weapon

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hauru
  • Negerhollands: houwer
  • → Lokono: hauro
  • → Aukan: how
  • → Papiamentu: houru, houwer
  • → Sranan Tongo: owru
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