voorwendsel

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Dutch

Etymology

From voorwenden +‎ -sel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːrˌʋɛnt.səl/
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  • Hyphenation: voor‧wend‧sel

Noun

voorwendsel n (plural voorwendselen, diminutive voorwendseltje n)

  1. pretense, excuse, pretext