vullis

Afrikaans

Etymology

From dialectal Dutch vullis, contraction of vuilnis, from Middle Dutch vuulnesse, from vuul (“rotten”) + -nesse, -nisse (“-ness”), whence Afrikaans vuil and -nis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfœləs/, /ˈfələs/

Noun

vullis (uncountable)

  1. rubbish; filth

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʏ.ləs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vul‧lis

Noun

vullis n (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of vuilnis
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) scum, trash, riffraff
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