zoen
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch zoene, soen, soene, swoene (“reconciliation; atonement; kiss”), from Old Dutch *sōna, *swōna (“reconciliation; peace; agreement”), from Proto-Germanic *sōnō, *swōnō (“appeasement; reconciliation; atonement; sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”). Cognate with German Sühne (“atonement”). Related to Dutch gezond (“healthy”).
Noun[edit]
zoen m (plural zoenen, diminutive zoentje n)
- kiss, smooch
- (archaic) reconciliation, saught (act of reconciling or state of being reconciled)
- (archaic, chiefly religion) atonement (act of atoning)
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: soen
- → Caribbean Javanese: sun
- → Indonesian: sun
- → Papiamentu: sunchi (from the diminutive)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
zoen
- inflection of zoenen:
Etymology 3[edit]
A shortening of and alternative to negerzoen.
Noun[edit]
zoen m (plural zoenen, diminutive zoentje n)
- a chocolate-coated cream or marshmallow treat
- Synonyms: chocoladezoen, chocozoen, schuimzoen, mellowcake, melocake, nonnentet, negerzoen, negerinnentet
Usage notes[edit]
- Uncontroversial synonyms are chocoladezoen, chocozoen, schuimzoen, mellowcake and melocake.
- Potentially offensive synonyms are nonnentet, negerzoen and negerinnentet.
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
zoen
- inflection of zoar:
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