pandoer

Dutch

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian pandur, from bandur, from Latin banderarius (“(knight) banneret”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːr

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Noun

pandoer m. (plural pandoeren, diminutive pandoertje)

1. (originally) A member of a 18th century Habsburg imperial Croatian regiment to fight the Ottoman Turks
2. (figuratively, from their violent reputation) A ruffian, abusive person
3. (also in the plural: pandoeren, also a verb) The name of a card game where a player can call pandoer!

Related terms

• pandoeren
• pandoering

Verb

pandoer

1. first-person singular present indicative of pandoeren.
2. imperative of pandoeren.

References

• Dr. P.A.F. van Veen e.a., Etymologisch Woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden., Van Dale Lexicografie, 1989 [Dutch etymological dictionary, in Dutch]