vrouw
Americannoun
plural
vrouwen,plural
vrouws-
a woman; wife; lady.
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(used as a title before the name of a married woman) Mrs.
Example Sentences
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At one point in the video, referencing a common segment on her channel, de Jager announced that her "Dutch Word of the Day" was vrouw - meaning woman.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2020
A day or two after, having chopped out the tusks, we trekked back to my camp, and the little Frenchman met my vrouw.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
Ou and au in vrouw and blauw are nearly pronounced in the same way, very much like English ow in crowd.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
But the fore-room, or voorhuis, though seldom occupied, was dear to the soul of the vrouw of New Netherland.
From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
The tough vrouw refused to be left behind, and where she went the family went also.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
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