blekerd

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbleː.kərt/
  • Hyphenation: ble‧kerd

Etymology 1[edit]

From bleek +‎ -erd, calque of German Bleichert.

Noun[edit]

blekerd m (uncountable)

  1. (historical, obsolete) rosé, strongly associated with the German Rhineland. [18th–19th c.]
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From bleek +‎ -erd.

Noun[edit]

blekerd m (plural blekerds)

  1. (derogatory) A pale person. [from ca. mid-20th c.]