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Dutch
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Japanese 旗本, though its origins as a dialectal word makes a borrowing from an East Asian language less plausible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.tə.məˌtoːt/
- Hyphenation: ho‧te‧me‧toot
Noun
hotemetoot m (plural hotemetoten, diminutive hotemetootje n)
- (chiefly Netherlands) bigwig, poobah