cultuurwoord

Dutch

Etymology

From cultuur (“culture”) +‎ woord (“word”), calque of German Kulturwort. First appears in the early 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʏlˈtyːrˌʋoːrt/
• Hyphenation: cul‧tuur‧woord

Noun

cultuurwoord n (plural cultuurwoorden)

1. Kulturwort (widely borrowed word for a cross-cultural concept)