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Dutch
Etymology
From zonde (“sin”) + bok (“goat”), calque of German Sündenbock. First attested in the mid nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔn.dəˌbɔk/
- Hyphenation: zon‧de‧bok
Noun
zondebok m or f (plural zondebokken, diminutive zondebokje n)
- scapegoat
Descendants