muurbloem
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From muur (“wall”) + bloem (“flower”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: muur‧bloem
Noun edit
muurbloem f (plural muurbloemen, diminutive muurbloempje n)
- wallflower (Erysimum cheiri syn. Cheiranthus cheiri)
- Hypernym: steenraket
- (figuratively) A woman or a girl that isn't asked for a dance (and therefore only stands against the wall) (usually in the diminutive).
Further reading edit
- muurbloem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl