porselein

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French porcelaine, from Old French pourcelaine, from Italian porcellana (“porcelain, originally the name of a conch species”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔr.səˈlɛi̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: por‧se‧lein
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

porselein n (plural porseleinen, diminutive porseleintje n)

  1. The hard, translucent ceramic porcelain
  2. A piece or set made of that material

Derived terms
  • porseleinen (adjective)
  • porseleinwinkel m

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: porselein
  • → West Frisian: porslein
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