"roffiaan" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˌrɔ.fiˈaːn/ Forms: roffianen [plural], roffiaen [alternative, obsolete], ruffiaan [alternative, obsolete], ruffiaen [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch roffiaen, ruffiaen, probably from Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano. Cognate with English ruffian. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|roffiaen}} Middle Dutch roffiaen, {{der|nl|frm|rufian}} Middle French rufian, {{der|nl|it|ruffiano}} Italian ruffiano, {{cog|en|ruffian}} English ruffian Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|-}} roffiaan m (plural roffianen, no diminutive)
  1. (obsolete) a pimp Tags: masculine, no-diminutive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-roffiaan-nl-noun-fwvRV~Xm Categories (other): Prostitution, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (obsolete) a villain, ruffian Tags: masculine, no-diminutive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-roffiaan-nl-noun-8Set2ml1 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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