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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of zwaluw + staart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.lyu̯ˌstaːrt/
- Hyphenation: zwa‧luw‧staart
Noun
zwaluwstaart m (plural zwaluwstaarten, diminutive zwaluwstaartje n)
- a dovetail (type of joint in woodworking)
- (uncommon) a swallow's forked tail, swallowtail
- (archaic) Synonym of koninginnenpage (“swallowtail”) (Papilio machaon)