blauw
Meaning
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- blue
- visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a bluish bruise'
- (slang) drunk
Synonyms
lazuur
blaw
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/blɑu̯/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Doublet of bleu.
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