potjeslatijn

Dutch

Etymology

From potje (“jar”) +‎ -s- +‎ Latijn (“Latin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔt.jəs.laːˌtɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: pot‧jes‧la‧tijn

Noun

potjeslatijn n (uncountable)

1. (medicine, now historical) Latin used to label jars and bottles, originally to avoid confusion about the contents, but later as a form of jargon.
2. Dog Latin, macaronic Latin