brommer
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Dutch
Etymology
From brommen (“to hum, buzz, drone”) + -er. The sense “moped” probably after bromfiets, though both terms were first attested in the same year (1950).
The sense “coach taxi” may instead be derived from a taxi company Brom in Utrecht, the identity of which is obscure, however.
Pronunciation
Noun
brommer m (plural brommers, diminutive brommertje n)
- moped (low-powered motorcycle)
- Synonyms: bromfiets, ploffer, motorrijwiel
- one who hums, buzzes, drones
- (dialectal) infertile cow
- Synonym: brul
- (obsolete, Netherlands) coach taxi drawn by one horse