rotzak

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) scumbag, fiend
2. (Belgium, Brabant, masculine) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
3. (ethnic, masculine, obsolete, slur) Frenchman, Walloon

Sinonieme

schoft

schoelje

loeder

ploert

zwijnjak

hufter

klootzak

hoerenjong

bastaard

demon

duivel

serpent

🐍

fielt

adder

Vertalings

scoundrel

gredin

Kanaille

Schuft

Schurke

🦹‍♂️

canaille

rogue

Canaille

Bandit

biltre

canalha

traste

villain

🦹‍♂️

Mistkerl

canalla

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈrɔt.sɑk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Compound rot (“rotten”) + zak (“scrotum, bag”). Reportedly (WNT, De Vries) a bahuvrihi meaning “a syphilitic”. Syphilis was also known as the French disease, explaining why it became a slur for French and Walloon people.