zeebaboe

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of zee (“sea”) +‎ baboe (“Indonesian female babysitter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːˌbaː.bu/
  • Hyphenation: zee‧ba‧boe

Noun

zeebaboe f (plural zeebaboes)

  1. (historical, Netherlands) female babysitter of Indonesian descent on a ship
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