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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vuur (“fire”) + doop (“baptism”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvyːr.doːp/
- Hyphenation: vuur‧doop
Noun
vuurdoop m (plural vuurdopen)
- baptism by fire, baptism of fire (a trying ordeal as one's first experience, often as some kind of initiation)