japon
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ja‧pon
Adverb edit
japon
- eye dialect spelling of gihapon
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of japonse rok, in reference to Japan. The word was subsequently influenced by French jupon, which has influenced the Belgian pronunciation.
Pronunciation edit
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /jaːˈpɔn/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /ʒaːˈpɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ja‧pon
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun edit
japon m (plural japonnen, diminutive japonnetje n)
- A gown, a robe, a dress.
- Synonym: jurk
- Haar japon van lichte mousseline, ietwat doorzichtig (dat was toen mode) liet de mannen niet onverschillig.
- Her slightly see-through muslin dress (the fashion of the day) didn’t leave men indifferent.
- De makers hebben in totaal 248 handgemaakte strikken op de japon aangebracht.
- The makers sewed a total of 248 hand-made ribbons onto the dress.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
japon m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “japon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
japon n (uncountable)
- japanware (porcelain or silk)