lepelaar

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.pə.laːr/

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• Hyphenation: le‧pe‧laar

Etymology 1

Platalea leucorodia in Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1770-1829

From Middle Dutch lepelaer. Equivalent to lepel (“spoon”) +‎ -aar, named after the shape of the bill. Compare also German Löffler.

Noun

lepelaar m (plural lepelaars, diminutive lepelaartje n)

1. Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
2. (by extension) spoonbill, bird of the genus Platalea
3. (obsolete, rare) stork

   Synonym: ooievaar

4. The herb Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse.

   Synonym: herderstasje

Derived terms

• Afrikaanse lepelaar
• kleine lepelaar
• koningslepelaar
• rode lepelaar

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lepelaar

Further reading

• lepelaar on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology 2

From lepel +‎ -aar.

Alternative forms

• leperaar m (obsolete)

Noun

lepelaar m (plural lepelaars, diminutive lepelaartje n)

1. (literally) A spoon user; one who scoops
2. (figuratively) A lush, who consumes drinks 'by the spoonful'