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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of koor (“choir”) + knaap (“boy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːr.knaːp/
- Hyphenation: koor‧knaap
Noun
koorknaap m (plural koorknapen, diminutive koorknaapje n)
- (music) a boy chorister, especially a treble whose voice hasn't broken yet
- a juvenile acolyte, who assists the officiating priest
- Synonyms: misdienaar, acoliet
- an innocent, trustworthy male person, regardless of age
- Synonym: kerstekind
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