vuurtoren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- viertoren (obsolete)
Etymology
From vuur (“fire”) + toren (“tower”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: vuurtoring