Zwarte Piet

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See also: zwartepiet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Zwarte Piet.

Proper noun

Zwarte Piet

  1. Black Peter

Dutch

FWOTD – 6 December 2012
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl
Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet
Saint Nicholas and Black Pete (2005)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌzʋɑrtəˈpit/

Proper noun

Zwarte Piet m

  1. Black Peter, the companion of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas)
    • 1984, Het Goede Doel (Henk Westbroek and Henk Temming), Sinterklaas (song):
      Ik maak een soort van grapje over de zak van Zwarte Piet, maar Sint heeft het dan blijkbaar druk want antwoord krijg ik niet.
      I make a kind of joke about Black Pete’s sack, but the Saint is apparently too busy then, because I don't get an answer.

Noun

Zwarte Piet m or f (plural Zwarte Pieten, diminutive Zwarte Pietje n or Zwart Pietje n)

  1. Any person dressed up like the companion of Sinterklaas.

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See also

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