zoen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zun/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: zoen
- Rhymes: -un
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch zoene, soen, soene, swoene (“reconciliation; atonement; kiss”), from Old Dutch *sōna, *swōna (“reconciliation; peace; agreement”), from Proto-Germanic *sōnō, *swōnō (“appeasement; reconciliation; atonement; sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”). Cognate with German Sühne (“atonement”). Related to Dutch gezond (“healthy”).
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 3
A shortening of and alternative to negerzoen.
Noun
zoen m (plural zoenen, diminutive zoentje n)
- a chocolate-coated cream or marshmallow treat
- Synonyms: chocoladezoen, chocozoen, schuimzoen, mellowcake, melocake, nonnentet, negerzoen, negerinnentet
Usage notes
- Uncontroversial synonyms are chocoladezoen, chocozoen, schuimzoen, mellowcake and melocake.
- Potentially offensive synonyms are nonnentet, negerzoen and negerinnentet.
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Verb
zoen
- inflection of zoar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
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