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notoir.

notorious

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/noːˈtʋaːr//noːˈtoːr/
  1. notorious

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch notoir, notoor, from Middle French notoire, from Late Latin nōtōrius. The pronunciation with /oː/ in the second syllable may reflect the pronunciation of oi in Middle French (compare also the pronunciation of Charlois in Dutch).

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