Etymology[edit]
Diminutive of rot (“rat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔtjə/, (Northern Dutch) [ˈrɔ.cə]
- Hyphenation: rot‧je
- Rhymes: -ɔtjə
rotje n (plural rotjes)
- firecracker
- (dated) storm petrel, European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
- Synonyms: stormvogeltje, stormzwaluw
- Diminutive of rot