blauwtje

Dutch

Etymology

The sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (“bruise”, literally “blue spot”); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɑu̯tjə/
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Hyphenation: blauw‧tje

Noun

blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)

diminutive of blauw
A rejection, in particular a romantic rejection
een blauwtje lopen ― to be rejected
A blue, a butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae

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