eerwraak
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of eer (“honour”) + wraak (“vengeance, revenge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːr.vraːk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: eer‧wraak
Noun
eerwraak f (plural eerwraken)
- (chiefly in the singular, crime, society) honour-based violence, such as (attempted) honour killings (gendered retribution for presumed violations of family honour)
Related terms
- eerzaak