lepelaar

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.pə.laːr/

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• Hyphenation: le‧pe‧laar

From Middle Dutch lepelaer. Equivalent to lepel (“spoon”) +‎ -aar, named after the shape of the bill. Compare also German Löffler.

lepelaar m (plural lepelaars, diminutive lepelaartje n)

1. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
2. (by extension) spoonbill, bird of the genus Platalea
3. (obsolete, rare) synonym of ooievaar (“stork”)
4. the herb Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse

   Synonym: herderstasje

• Afrikaans: lepelaar

• lepelaar on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

From lepel +‎ -aar.

lepelaar m (plural lepelaars, diminutive lepelaartje n)

1. (literally) a spoon user; one who scoops
2. (figuratively) a lush, who consumes drinks 'by the spoonful'

• leperaar m (obsolete)