paradepaard
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of parade (“parade”) + paard (“horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːˈraː.dəˌpaːrt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧de‧paard
Noun
paradepaard n (plural paradepaarden, diminutive paradepaardje n)
- A parade horse.
- (figurative, chiefly diminutive) Something that one likes to talk about, show off or raise as a subject; a hobby horse or cause célèbre.
Related terms
- paardenparade