vuurtoren
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (obsolete) viertoren
Etymology
[edit]From vuur (“fire”) + toren (“tower”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuurtoren m (plural vuurtorens, diminutive vuurtorentje n)
- a lighthouse
- (Netherlands) a 250 guilder banknote (before the introduction of the euro)
- (derogatory) a redhead, ginger
- Synonyms: roodhaar, roodharige, rosse, rossekop
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: vuurtoring
- → Indonesian: menara api (calque)
Further reading
[edit]vuurtoren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl