rietje
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Dutch
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Noun
[edit]rietje n (plural rietjes)
- diminutive of riet
Noun
[edit]rietje n (plural rietjes)
- (euphemistic) cane, hickory, or other stick used for corporal punishment
- Telkens Meneer het rietje greep werd het muisstil en voelden de schoolbanken keihard aan.
- Every time Sir reached for the cane, it become earily quiet and the school benches felt awfully hard.
- drinking straw
Synonyms
[edit]- (cane): stokje, stokske
- (drinking straw): drinkrietje
Descendants
[edit]- → Papiamentu: richi