dwaalspoor
Dutch
Etymology
From dwalen (“to wander”) + spoor (“track”)
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dwaal‧spoor
Noun
dwaalspoor n (plural dwaalsporen, diminutive dwaalspoortje n)
- wrong track (often used in the following phrase)
- iemand op een dwaalspoor brengen: to mislead someone