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trou

trou

English

Noun

trou (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand, US) trousers
  2. (US) rowing spandex shorts

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References

  • OED 2006

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch trouwen.

Verb

trou (present trou, present participle trouende, past participle getrou)

  1. to marry

Usage notes

  • Alongside regular het getrou, this verb has an alternative irregular past tense is getroud, which can be read both as active and passive:
Dit is die kerk waar ons op die ouderdom van 20 jaar getroud is. — “This is the church where we married (or: were married) at the age of 20.”
  • The above construction refers to the past and is clearly verbal. Beyond this, getroud can also be an adjective in a phrase like the following:
Ons is gelukkig getroud. — “We are happily married.

French

Etymology

Related to Catalan trauc, Occitan trauc, probably from Gaulish, perhaps from a pre-Celtic substratum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁu/

Noun

trou m (plural trous)

  1. hole

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