boerenzoon

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of boer (“farmer”) +‎ -en- +‎ zoon (“son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbuː.rə(n)ˈzoːn/

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• Hyphenation: boe‧ren‧zoon

Noun

boerenzoon m (plural boerenzonen or boerenzoons, diminutive boerenzoontje n)

1. (literally) a farmer's son
2. (by extension, rather rare) farmboy, country-boy

See also

• boerenjongen