Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of suiker +‎ oom.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsœy̯.kərˌoːm/
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  • Hyphenation: sui‧ker‧oom

Noun

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suikeroom m (plural suikerooms, diminutive suikeroompje n)

  1. a wealthy uncle who is generous or whose fortune one expects to inherit
  2. (slang, uncommon) sugar daddy