dwangbuis
Dutch
Etymology
From dwang (“coercion, constraint”) + buis (“a tight type of jacket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʋɑŋ.bœy̯s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dwang‧buis
Noun
dwangbuis n or f (plural dwangbuizen, diminutive dwangbuisje n)
- straitjacket
- (metonymically) tight, cumbersome constraints