"houwtouw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Forms: houwtouwen [plural], houwtouwtje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From a dialectal variant of houden (“to keep”) + touw (“rope”). A neologism that first appeared in August 2004, after winning a contest of Het Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur (The Flemish Centre for Folk Culture) that aimed to find a native Dutch word for English keycord. The word, while still used, never gained widespread usage, with sleutelkoord, a literal translation of English keycord, now being the common word. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|houden|touw|t1=to keep|t2=rope}} houden (“to keep”) + touw (“rope”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} houwtouw n (plural houwtouwen, diminutive houwtouwtje n)
  1. lanyard Tags: neuter Synonyms: sleutelkoord
    Sense id: en-houwtouw-nl-noun-nLUaVhOW Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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