vuurtoren
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (obsolete) viertoren
Etymology[edit]
From vuur (“fire”) + toren (“tower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vuurtoren m (plural vuurtorens, diminutive vuurtorentje n)
- a lighthouse
- (Netherlands) a 250 guilder banknote (before the introduction of the euro)
- (derogatory) a redhead, ginger
- Synonyms: roodhaar, roodharige, rosse, rossekop
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: vuurtoring
- → Indonesian: menara api (calque)
Further reading[edit]
- vuurtoren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl