blauwtje
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (“bruise”, literally “blue spot”); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)
- diminutive of blauw
Noun
[edit]blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)
- a rejection, in particular a romantic rejection
- een blauwtje lopen ― to be rejected
- a blue, a butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae