voorwendsel

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dutch

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From voorwenden +‎ -sel.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːrˌʋɛnt.səl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: voor‧wend‧sel

Noun

[edit]

voorwendsel n (plural voorwendselen, diminutive voorwendseltje n)

  1. pretense, excuse, pretext
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=voorwendsel&oldid=79927163"