paapje
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive of paap (“Roman Catholic, papist”); the bird is so named because the male's plumage is said to resemble the vestments of Catholic clergy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
paapje n (plural paapjes)
- Diminutive of paap
- The whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
- (dated) cocoon, in particular of the silkworm
Further reading[edit]
- paapje on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl