vuurdoop

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈvyːr.doːp/

noun
Definitions
  • baptism by fire, baptism of fire a trying ordeal as one's first experience, often as some kind of initiation

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish vuur (fire, inflammation, infection) + Dutch, Flemish doop (baptism).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

doop

Gloss

baptism

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