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Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑδροφόρος (hudrophóros).
Pronunciation
Noun
hydrofoor m or f (plural hydrofoors, diminutive hydrofoortje n)
- (Suriname) water pressure booster pump
1992, Chandra van Binnendijk, Paul Faber, editors, Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname [Sranan. Culture in Suriname], Amsterdam, Paramaribo: Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen; Vaco N.V. Uitgeversmaatschappij, →ISBN, page 93:In het ene Paramaribo komt er in de droge tijd alleen 's nachts en dan nog druppelsgewijs water uit de kraan en moet men zich behelpen met emmers en bekkens; in het andere Paramaribo zijn privé-zwembaden aangelegd en kan dankzij een hydrofoor op elk gewenst tijdstip van de dag of de nacht een royale douche worden genomen.- In one Paramaribo, in the dry season, water only comes out of the tap at night and drop by drop at that, and one has to make do with buckets and bowls; in another Paramaribo, private swimming pools have been constructed and, thanks to a pressure booster pump, a generous shower can be taken at any time of day or night.