beeldspraak
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From beeld + spraak. First attested in the 1740s.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beeldspraak f (uncountable)
- metaphor, figure of speech [from around 1800]
- (obsolete) a script (alphabet, syllabary, etc.) that uses recognisably figurative characters [18th c.]
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: beeldspraak