rotje

Dutch

Etymology

Diminutive of rot (“rat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔtjə/, (Northern Dutch) [ˈrɔ.cə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rot‧je
  • Rhymes: -ɔtjə

Noun

rotje n (plural rotjes)

  1. diminutive of rot

Noun

rotje n (plural rotjes)

  1. firecracker
  2. (dated) synonym of stormvogeltje (“European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)”)
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