holandés
Dutch
adjective noun oh-lahn-DEHS Less Common
Origin: From 'Holanda' (Holland), via Spanish adaptation.
Usage Note
Holandés refers to the Dutch language, people, or things from the Netherlands. As a noun it takes the feminine holandesa. The accent on the final syllable is required to mark the irregular stress; without it the word would default to penultimate stress. Hablar en holandés means 'to speak in Dutch'.
Examples
"Mi vecino es holandés y habla cuatro idiomas."
Natural Translation
My neighbour is Dutch and speaks four languages.
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