"rotzak" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrɔt.sɑk/ Audio: nl-rotzak.ogg Forms: rotzakken [plural], rotzakje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Compound rot (“rotten”) + zak (“scrotum, bag”). Reportedly (WNT, De Vries) a bahuvrihi meaning “a syphilitic”. Syphilis was also known as the French disease, explaining why it became a slur for French and Walloon people. Etymology templates: {{com|nl|rot|zak|t1=rotten|t2=scrotum, bag}} rot (“rotten”) + zak (“scrotum, bag”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|rotzakje}} rotzak m (plural rotzakken, diminutive rotzakje n)
  1. scumbag, fiend Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rotzak-nl-noun-PKT9jNAh
  2. (Belgium, Brabant) Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius Tags: Belgium, Brabant, masculine Synonyms: meerkol, Vlaamse gaai
    Sense id: en-rotzak-nl-noun-baE-79SD Categories (other): Belgian Dutch, Brabantian Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 82 4
  3. (obsolete, ethnic slur) Frenchman, Walloon Tags: ethnic, masculine, obsolete, slur
    Sense id: en-rotzak-nl-noun-DzMDhNmZ Categories (other): Dutch ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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