tercerone

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tercerón.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ter‧ce‧ro‧ne
  • Rhymes: -oːnə

Noun

tercerone c (plural terceronen, no diminutive)

  1. terceroon
    Coordinate terms: quarterone, quinterone
    • 1936 July 17, “FEUILLETON Vacantie tegen wil en dank”, in De morgen‎[1], Helmond, page 5:
      Hij moet precies weten, hoe de Amerikaansche consul, de commandant en liefst iedere neger, Indiaan, Mesties en Quinterone en Tercerone over den opstand en diens verloop denkt.
      He must know exactly what the American consul, the commander, and preferably every Negro, Indian, Mestizo, Quintroon, and Terceroon thinks about the uprising and its progress.
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