contrabande

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrebande (smuggling), from Italian contrabbando.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.traːˌbɑn.də/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧ban‧de

Noun

contrabande f (plural contrabandes, diminutive contrabandje n)

  1. smuggled goods, contraband

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