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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French huguenot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦy.ɣə.noːt/
- Hyphenation: hu‧ge‧noot
Noun
hugenoot m (plural hugenoten, diminutive hugenootje n)
- (historical) Huguenot, French Reformed Protestant during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries
- (historical) specifically, one of the Huguenots who fled abroad after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes or an immediate descendant
Usage notes
When speaking of immigrant populations, hugenoot is specifically used for Huguenots who fled after 1685. An earlier refugee would be called a Waalse.