schoenlapper

Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to schoen (“shoe”) +‎ lapper (“someone who repairs using patch-work”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

schoenlapper m (plural schoenlappers, diminutive schoenlappertje n, feminine schoenlapster)

cobbler
(archaic) butterfly
1. (in particular) any butterfly belonging to the Nymphalinae

Synonyms

(cobbler): schoenhersteller
(butterfly):
- (neutral) vlinder
- (dated) kapel, vijfwouter
- (archaic) botervlieg, zomervogel, pennenvogel
- (poetic) fladderaar
(butterfly of the Nymphalinae): aurelia

Descendants

Afrikaans: skoenlapper

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