strijkijzer

Dutch

Etymology

From strijken +‎ ijzer. The cycling sense derives from French fer à repasser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɛi̯kˌɛi̯.zər/
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  • Hyphenation: strijk‧ij‧zer

Noun

strijkijzer n (plural strijkijzers, diminutive strijkijzertje n)

  1. iron, smoothing iron (device for pressing clothes)
    Synonyms: bout, strijkbout
  2. (cycling) a racing cyclist who is bad at sprinting

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: strykyster
  • → Caribbean Javanese: setlika, setrika
  • → Indonesian: setrika
  • → Macanese: estrica
  • → Malay: seterika
  • → West Frisian: strykizer (calque)
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