dragonder

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dragonder, from German Dragoner.

Noun

dragonder (plural dragonders)

1. dragoon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dragoner. The pejorative sense might be a reference to Aal de Dragonder, a woman who lived in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and dressed as a dragoon, though this sense only originated well after her death. Otherwise it could be a similar development as the meaning “large ugly woman” of draak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdraːˈɣɔn.dər/

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• Hyphenation: dra‧gon‧der
• Rhymes: -ɔndər

Noun

dragonder m (plural dragonders, diminutive dragondertje n)

1. dragoon
2. (derogatory) unfeminine woman

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dragonder