vuurdoop
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vuur (“fire”) + doop (“baptism”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvyːr.doːp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vuur‧doop
Noun
vuurdoop m (plural vuurdopen)
- baptism by fire, baptism of fire (a trying ordeal as one's first experience, often as some kind of initiation)