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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese pethut (“outlaw leader”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. etymological dictionaries suggest that it comes from a Javanese verb form (with patient focus?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈtut/
- Hyphenation: pe‧toet
Noun
petoet f or m (plural petoeten)
- (slang, Netherlands) prison, slammer