hotemetoot

Dutch

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Japanese 旗本, though its origins as a dialectal word makes a borrowing from an East Asian language less plausible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.tə.məˌtoːt/

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• Hyphenation: ho‧te‧me‧toot

Noun

hotemetoot m (plural hotemetoten, diminutive hotemetootje n)

1. (chiefly Netherlands) bigwig, poobah