rokertje

Dutch

Alternative forms

• rookertje (obsolete)

Etymology

Diminutive of roker. The sense “cigarette” became dominant in the 1940s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroː.kər.tjə/

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• Hyphenation: ro‧ker‧tje
• Rhymes: -oːkərtjə

Noun

rokertje n (plural rokertjes)

1. (chiefly Netherlands) a smoke, a tobacco product that is smoked: [from mid-19th c.]
   1. (dated) cigar [from 1880s]
   2. cigarette [from 1930s]