volksmond
Dutch
Etymology
From volk (“folk, the common people”) + -s- + mond (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
volksmond m (uncountable)
- popular language, vernacular
- Enkele Chinese restaurants richten zich uitsluitend op afhaalklanten; zij worden in de volksmond 'afhaalchinees' genoemd. — Some Chinese restaurants aim their business exclusively towards take-out clients; they are known in the vernacular as 'Chinese take-out'.