tondeuse

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French tondeuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔnˈdøː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: ton‧deu‧se
• Rhymes: -øːzə

Noun

tondeuse f (plural tondeuses, diminutive tondeusetje n)

1. hair clipper

   Synonyms: haarscheerapparaat, trimmer

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “tondeuse”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

French

Etymology

From tondre +‎ -euse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ̃.døz/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

tondeuse f (plural tondeuses)

1. lawnmower
2. hair clipper

Synonyms

• tondeuse à gazon

Further reading

• “tondeuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012