heermoes

Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain. The first element may derive from Proto-West Germanic *haru (“bitter, sharp”); the second may be moes, but in a sense more comparable to that found in German Gemüse (“vegetable”); the compound might then originally have meant "bitter vegetable".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeːr.mus/
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Noun

heermoes n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
    Hypernym: paardenstaart

Further reading

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