pandoer
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Serbo-Croatian pandur, from bandur, from Latin banderarius (“(knight) banneret”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpandoer m or n (plural pandoeren, diminutive pandoertje n)
- (originally) a member of an 18th-century Habsburg imperial Croatian regiment to fight the Ottoman Turks
- (figuratively, from their violent reputation) a ruffian, abusive person
- (also in the plural: pandoeren, also a verb) The name of a card game where a player can call pandoer!
Related terms
editVerb
editpandoer
- inflection of pandoeren:
Usage notes
editThe neutral is for the card game only.
References
edit- van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Rhymes:Dutch/ur
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