switerpit

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Zwarte Piet (“Black Peter”)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /switərˈpit/ [swi.t̪ərˈpɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: swi‧ter‧pit

Noun

switerpit (plural switerpit-switerpit)

  1. (colloquial, dialectic) Black Peter, the companion of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas), nowadays Santa Claus, in Eastern Indonesia
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