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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch seeswaluwe. Equivalent to zee + zwaluw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːˌzʋaː.lyu̯/
- Hyphenation: zee‧zwa‧luw
Noun
zeezwaluw f (plural zeezwaluwen, diminutive zeezwaluwtje n)
- Synonym of visdief (“common tern, Sterna hirundo”)
- Synonym of stern (“tern, seabird of the genus Sterna”)
- (obsolete) a species of flying fish