bretel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bretelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brəˈtɛl/

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• Hyphenation: bre‧tel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

bretel f (plural bretels, diminutive breteltje n)

1. (clothing, most commonly used in the plural) suspender (US), brace (UK)

Synonyms

• broekdraagband (obsolete)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bretel

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch bretel, from French bretelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brə.tɛl/
• Hyphenation: bre‧tel

Noun

bretel (plural bretel-bretel)

1. (clothing) suspender (US), brace (UK)

   Synonym: tali kodok

Further reading

• “bretel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016