strijkijzer
Meaning
- (neuter) iron, smoothing iron (device for pressing clothes)
- (neuter) a racing cyclist who is bad at sprinting
Frequency
Hyphenated as
strijk‧ij‧zer
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstrɛi̯kˌɛi̯.zər/
Etymology
From strijken + ijzer. The cycling sense derives from French fer à repasser.
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