marionettenleger

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From marionet +‎ -en- +‎ leger, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maː.ri.oːˈnɛ.tə(n)ˌleː.ɣər/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧o‧net‧ten‧le‧ger

Noun

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marionettenleger n (plural marionettenlegers)

  1. a puppet army [from ca. 1940]

Usage notes

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Although it was originally used of the Japanese puppet army in China, in Dutch the term saw its primary use in communist discourse referring to the South Vietnamese army.