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Dutch
Etymology
From purper (“purple”) + koet (“coot, coot-like bird”).
Pronunciation
Noun
purperkoet m (plural purperkoeten, diminutive purperkoetje n)
- a swamphen
- Synonym: purperhoen
- (particularly) the purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
Derived terms