bloedvlag

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of bloed (“blood”) +‎ vlag (“flag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblut.flɑx/

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• Hyphenation: bloed‧vlag

Noun

bloedvlag f (plural bloedvlaggen)

1. (military, especially nautical, historical) a flag used as a signal of attack, originally red, but some black flags were in use during the 20th century