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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of eer (“honour”) + wraak (“vengeance, revenge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːr.vraːk/
- Hyphenation: eer‧wraak
Noun
eerwraak f (plural eerwraken)
- (chiefly in the singular, crime, society) honour-based violence, such as (attempted) honour killings (gendered retribution for presumed violations of family honour)
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