schelmenroman

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Dutch

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Etymology

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19th century. From schelm (“trickster, scoundrel”) +‎ -en- +‎ roman (“novel”), calque of German Schelmenroman.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɛl.mə(n).roːˌmɑn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: schel‧men‧ro‧man

Noun

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schelmenroman m (plural schelmenromans, diminutive schelmenromannetje n)

  1. trickster novel, picaresque novel ((proto)novel about tricksters)
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