rokertje

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • rookertje (obsolete)

Etymology

Diminutive of roker. The sense “cigarette” became dominant in the 1940s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.kər.tjə/
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  • Hyphenation: ro‧ker‧tje
  • Rhymes: -oːkərtjə

Noun

rokertje n (plural rokertjes)

  1. (chiefly Netherlands) A smoke, a tobacco product that is smoked: [from mid-19th c.]
    1. (dated) cigar [from 1880s]
    2. cigarette [from 1930s]
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