dije

Betekenis

1. (masculine) adorns, locket
2. (masculine) amulet, charm

Frequentie

Met koppelteken als

di‧je

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdixe/

Etymologie

Derived from dije (“I said”), an inflexion of the verb decir. The intermediate senses appear to have been 'tall tale, gossip' → 'trifle, thingy' → 'trinket'. Cf. the noun chisme, which has all of these senses.

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decir

1. to say, to tell
2. to suggest
3. to show; to demonstrate
4. to call; to name
5. (reflexive) to be said, to say (when a specific subject is not identified)
6. to declare