No. 1,991 in Dutch
boer
Farmer.
In a sentence
De boer werkt elke dag op zijn boerderij.
The farmer works every day on his farm.
Here, 'boer' directly refers to a farmer, someone who works in agriculture.
Tijdens het eten maakte hij een boer.
During the meal, he burped.
In this context, 'boer' refers to the act of burping, which is a bodily function.
Hij speelt boer tijdens het kaartspel.
He plays the jack during the card game.
Here, 'boer' denotes the 'jack' card in a deck of cards, showing its use as gaming terminology.
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