huismus
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From huis (“house”) + mus (“sparrow”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: huis‧mus
Noun edit
huismus m (plural huismussen, diminutive huismusje n)
- The house sparrow, Passer domesticus
- (informal, figurative) homebody (person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out)
- Synonym: huisduif
Further reading edit
- huismus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl