"alaaf" meaning in Dutch

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Interjection

IPA: /aːˈlaːf/, /ɑˈlaːf/ Audio: Nl-alaaf.ogg
Rhymes: -aːf Etymology: Borrowed from Kölsch Alaaf, from al aff ("above all else"). First attested as Al aff colnisch Land in 1635, though not as a Carnival greeting. Head templates: {{head|nl|interjection}} alaaf
  1. (Brabant, Limburg) A greeting used during carnaval. Tags: Brabant, Limburg Synonyms: salaai
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  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "intj",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Carnaval",
          "orig": "nl:Carnaval",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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            [
              63,
              68
            ]
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              76,
              81
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
          "ref": "2000, Harrie Rook, “CARNAVAL”, in nl.onderwijs.algemeen (Usenet):",
          "text": "Over carnaval moet je geen les geven. Carnaval moet je vieren. Alaaf.",
          "translation": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "salaai"
        }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/aːˈlaːf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑˈlaːf/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alaaf"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kölsch Alaaf, from al aff (\"above all else\"). First attested as Al aff colnisch Land in 1635, though not as a Carnival greeting.",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "intj",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/aːf",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/aːf/2 syllables",
        "nl:Carnaval"
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              63,
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              76,
              81
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
          "ref": "2000, Harrie Rook, “CARNAVAL”, in nl.onderwijs.algemeen (Usenet):",
          "text": "Over carnaval moet je geen les geven. Carnaval moet je vieren. Alaaf.",
          "translation": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting used during carnaval."
      ],
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        ]
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        "(Brabant, Limburg) A greeting used during carnaval."
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "Brabant",
        "Limburg"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːˈlaːf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑˈlaːf/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-alaaf.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alaaf"
}

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