"vrouw" meaning in English

See vrouw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: vrouws [plural], vrouwen [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch vrouw. Doublet of frau, frow, and vrou. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|vrouw}} Dutch vrouw, {{doublet|en|frau|frow|vrou}} Doublet of frau, frow, and vrou Head templates: {{en-noun|+|vrouwen}} vrouw (plural vrouws or vrouwen)
  1. A Dutchwoman.
    Sense id: en-vrouw-en-noun-UAV7EMso Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 1 98

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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