schuimtaal

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of schuim (“foam, impurities, scum”) +‎ taal (“language”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxœy̯m.taːl/
  • Hyphenation: schuim‧taal

Noun

schuimtaal f (plural schuimtalen)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) a bastardised language containing many foreign elements [16th–20th c.]
    Synonym: bastaardtaal
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