"borrel" meaning in Dutch

See borrel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔ.rəl/ Audio: Nl-borrel.ogg Forms: borrels [plural], borreltje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Diminutive of Middle Dutch borre, borne (“well, drinkwater”). Compare bron (“well”). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|dum|borre||well, drinkwater|alt=borre, borne}} Middle Dutch borre, borne (“well, drinkwater”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} borrel m (plural borrels, diminutive borreltje n)
  1. a shot of an alcoholic drink such as rum or gin; a tot Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-borrel-nl-noun-fIK1HG-S Categories (other): Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 51 49
  2. an informal, often impromptu reception or meetup, typically involving alcoholic drinks Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-borrel-nl-noun-Q4UfpvPD Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 49 36 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 50 36 8 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avondborrel, borrelen, borrelnoot, vrijdagmiddagborrel

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "borrelnoot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vrijdagmiddagborrel"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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    },
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      ]
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        ],
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          "reception"
        ],
        [
          "meetup",
          "meetup"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɔ.rəl/"
    },
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
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    "Pages with entries",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "avondborrel"
    },
    {
      "word": "borrelen"
    },
    {
      "word": "borrelnoot"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijdagmiddagborrel"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      },
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  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "borreltje",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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        "rel"
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      ],
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          "shot",
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        ],
        [
          "alcoholic",
          "alcoholic"
        ],
        [
          "rum",
          "rum"
        ],
        [
          "gin",
          "gin"
        ],
        [
          "tot",
          "tot"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      ],
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        ],
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          "impromptu",
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        ],
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          "reception",
          "reception"
        ],
        [
          "meetup",
          "meetup"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɔ.rəl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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