brommer
Dutch
Etymology
From brom + -er (onomatopoeic; cognate with English vroom).
The sense “coach drawn by one horse” may also be an eponym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɔmər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: brom‧mer
- Rhymes: -ɔmər
Noun
brommer f (plural brommers, diminutive brommertje n)
- moped (low-powered motorcycle)
- Synonyms: bromfiets, ploffer, motorrijwiel
- one who hums
- (dialectal) infertile cow
- Synonym: brul
- (obsolete, Netherlands) coach taxi drawn by one horse [19th c.]