verrekijker
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Dutch
Etymology
From verre (“far (adverb)”) + kijker, an early seventeenth-century calque of Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos).
Pronunciation
Noun
verrekijker m (plural verrekijkers, diminutive verrekijkertje n)
- pair of binoculars
- (archaic) spyglass (especially one not used for astronomy)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: verkyker