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Dutch
Etymology
From gelaat (“face”) + -s- + kleur (“color”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈlaːtsˌkløːr/
- Hyphenation: ge‧laats‧kleur
Noun
gelaatskleur f (plural gelaatskleuren, diminutive gelaatskleurtje n)
- facial color, colour of the face
De rossige gelaatskleur duidde op ernstige koolstofmonoxidevergiftiging.- The ruddy colour of the face indicated serious carbon monoxide poisoning.
- (art) the fleshy color carnation
- Gelaatskleur is vaak een eufemisme voor gewaagder bloot vlees in de kunst
- Carnation is often a eufemism for more daring nudes in art