klaroen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaːˈrun/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kla‧roen
- Rhymes: -un
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French claron, from Old French [Term?].
Noun
klaroen n or f (plural klaroenen, diminutive klaroentje n)
- clarion (trumpet-like instrument)
Etymology 2
Cognate of Sranan Tongo krarun, Spanish calalú, English callaloo, of either Amerindian or Bantu origin.[1]
Alternative forms
- kraroen
Noun
klaroen f (uncountable)
- (Suriname) Chinese spinach, red spinach, Amaranthus dubius
Derived terms
- diaklaroen
- fijne klaroen
- makaklaroen
- strandklaroen
- zwampklaroen
References
- J. van Donselaar (2013), Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam; The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 103.