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Etymology

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The sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (bruise, literally blue spot); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯tjə/
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  • Hyphenation: blauw‧tje

Noun

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blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)

  1. diminutive of blauw

Noun

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blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)

  1. a rejection, in particular a romantic rejection
    een blauwtje lopento be rejected
  2. a blue, a butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae

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