This is the 7475th most frequent Dutch word.
bruinhemd
A "bruinhemd" refers to a member of the Nazi Brownshirts (SA) or someone with similar fascist sympathies.
Here, 'bruinhemd' is used to describe a specific type of clothing, a simple brown shirt.
Mijn opa vond zijn oude bruinhemd in de zolderkast.
My grandfather found his old brown shirt in the attic closet.
In this case, 'bruinhemd' takes on a historical and political context referring to a uniform.
In de jaren 30 droegen sommige mensen een bruinhemd als politiek symbool.
In the 1930s, some people wore a brown shirt as a political symbol.
Here, 'bruinhemd' is adapted to describe a particular palette of colors.