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Dutch
Etymology
From dwang (“coercion, constraint”) + buis (“a tight type of jacket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʋɑŋ.bœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: dwang‧buis
Noun
dwangbuis n or f (plural dwangbuizen, diminutive dwangbuisje n)
- straitjacket
- (metonymically) tight, cumbersome constraints