boorwater

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of boor +‎ water.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːrˌʋaː.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: boor‧wa‧ter

Noun

boorwater n (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) boric acid solution
    Synonym: boorzuurwater

Descendants

  • Indonesian: boorwater
  • Papiamentu: borwater
  • West Frisian: boarwetter (calque)

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch boorwater.

Noun

boorwater (first-person possessive boorwaterku, second-person possessive boorwatermu, third-person possessive boorwaternya)

  1. (chemistry) boric acid solution

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