troostmeisje

Dutch

Etymology

From troost +‎ meisje, a somewhat loose calque of Japanese 慰安婦.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtroːstˌmɛi̯.ʃə/
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  • Hyphenation: troost‧meis‧je

Noun

troostmeisje n (plural troostmeisjes)

  1. (euphemistic) a comfort woman, a comfort girl (woman forced into prostitution by the Imperial Japanese Army)

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