Zwarte Piet
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch Zwarte Piet.
Proper noun
[edit]Zwarte Piet
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- Black Peter, the companion of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas)
- 1984, Het Goede Doel (Henk Westbroek and Henk Temming), Sinterklaas (song):
- Ik maak een soort van grapje over de zak van Zwarte Piet, maar Sint heeft het dan blijkbaar druk want antwoord krijg ik niet.
- I make a kind of joke about Black Pete’s sack, but the Saint is apparently too busy then, because I don't get an answer.
- 1984, Het Goede Doel (Henk Westbroek and Henk Temming), Sinterklaas (song):
Noun
[edit]Zwarte Piet m or f (plural Zwarte Pieten, diminutive Zwarte Pietje n or Zwart Pietje n)
- any person dressed up like the companion of Sinterklaas
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- nl:Sinterklaas