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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of parade (“parade”) + paard (“horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːˈraː.dəˌpaːrt/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧de‧paard
Noun
paradepaard n (plural paradepaarden, diminutive paradepaardje n)
- a parade horse
- (figurative, chiefly diminutive) something that one likes to talk about, show off or raise as a subject; a hobby horse or cause célèbre