houwer

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch houwere. Equivalent to houwen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯ər/
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  • Hyphenation: hou‧wer
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ər

Noun

houwer m (plural houwers, diminutive houwertje n)

  1. Someone who chops, in particular a lumberjack or a sculptor.
  2. (mining) A hewer, a pickman.
  3. A tusk of a wild boar.
  4. (now Suriname) A machete (blade weapon).
  5. (obsolete) Any blade weapon.

Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hauru
  • Negerhollands: houwer
  • → Lokono: hauro
  • → Aukan: how
  • → Papiamentu: houru, houwer
  • → Sranan Tongo: owru
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