troostmeisje

Dutch

Etymology

From troost +‎ meisje, a somewhat loose calque of Japanese 慰安婦.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtroːstˌmɛi̯.ʃə/

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• Hyphenation: troost‧meis‧je

Noun

troostmeisje n (plural troostmeisjes)

1. (euphemistic) a comfort woman, a comfort girl (woman forced into prostitution by the Imperial Japanese Army)

Hypernyms

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