trefu

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trēfáh).[1]

Noun

trefu

  1. dietary taboo, disallowed food

Descendants
  • → Dutch: treef

References
  1. P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs, Etymologisch woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden, 1997.
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