"blauwtje" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblɑu̯tjə/ Audio: Nl-blauwtje.ogg Forms: blauwtjes [plural]
Etymology: The sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (“bruise”, literally “blue spot”); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje). Head templates: {{nl-noun-dim}} blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)
  1. diminutive of blauw Tags: diminutive, form-of, neuter Form of: blauw
    Sense id: en-blauwtje-nl-noun-XGUjbrbD Categories (other): Dutch diminutiva tantum Disambiguation of Dutch diminutiva tantum: 33 33 33

Noun

IPA: /ˈblɑu̯tjə/ Audio: Nl-blauwtje.ogg Forms: blauwtjes [plural]
Etymology: The sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (“bruise”, literally “blue spot”); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje). Head templates: {{nl-noun-dim-tant}} blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)
  1. a rejection, in particular a romantic rejection Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-blauwtje-nl-noun-qAIVjqLX Categories (other): Dutch diminutiva tantum Disambiguation of Dutch diminutiva tantum: 33 33 33
  2. a blue, a butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-blauwtje-nl-noun-1f2dfRzx Categories (other): Gossamer-winged butterflies, Dutch diminutiva tantum, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch diminutiva tantum: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 5 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 4 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "geraniumblauwtje"
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