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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of voor + zaal
Pronunciation
Noun
voorzaal m or f (plural voorzalen, diminutive voorzaaltje n)
- (Suriname) front room, living room
2003, Marylin Simons, Carrousel, Paramaribo: Okopipi, →ISBN, page 47:We zaten in de nieuwe voorzaal naar televisie te kijken. Gladys had laten bijbouwen. Een ruime voorzaal met een aparte deur naar Gladys d'r nieuwe slaapkamer met eigen privaat.- We were watching television in the new living room. Gladys had had her house extended. A spacious living room with a separate door to Gladys' new bedroom with its own toilet.
2012 November 30, Amzad Abdoel, “Abdoel: Luisteren is een kunst (2)”, in StarNieuws, retrieved 20 September 2021:Leden die 350 kg cocaïne in hun voorzaal bewaarden of medisch afval vlak voor hun huis verbranden of dieren mishandelen, schaden het imago van het parlement.- Members who keep 350 kg of cocaine in their living rooms or burn medical waste right in front of their homes or mistreat animals damage the image of parliament.
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