saffiaantje

Dutch

Etymology

Diminutive of saffiaan (“saffian”), named after its use in certain cigar cases. The word's meaning must have shifted soon to “cigarette”, because the sense “cigar” is barely attested.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.tjə/, [ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.cə]
  • Hyphenation: saf‧fi‧aan‧tje

Noun

saffiaantje n (plural saffiaantjes)

  1. cigarette

Derived terms

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