hotemetoot

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly borrowed from Japanese 旗本, though its origins as a dialectal word makes a borrowing from an East Asian language less plausible.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.tə.məˌtoːt/
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  • Hyphenation: ho‧te‧me‧toot

Noun[edit]

hotemetoot m (plural hotemetoten, diminutive hotemetootje n)

  1. (chiefly Netherlands) bigwig, poobah
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