huismus
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From huis (“house”) mus (“sparrow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: huis‧mus
Noun
[edit]huismus m (plural huismussen, diminutive huismusje n)
- the house sparrow, Passer domesticus
- (informal, figurative) homebody (person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out)
- Synonym: huisduif
Further reading
[edit]- huismus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl