trou

See also: třou

English

Etymology

From trousers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹaʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

trou (uncountable)

1. (New Zealand, US) Trousers.
2. (US) Rowing spandex shorts.

Derived terms

• drop trou

See also

• trou-de-loup
• trou madame

References

• OED 2006

Anagrams

• Tour, rout, tour

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch trouwen (similar root to Engl. "troth").

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

trou (present trou, present participle trouende, past participle getrou)

1. to marry

Usage notes

• Alongside regular het getrou, this verb has an alternative irregular past tense is getroud, which can be read both as active and passive:

Dit is die kerk waar ons op die ouderdom van 20 jaar getroud is. — “This is the church where we married (or: were married) at the age of 20.”

• The above construction refers to the past and is clearly verbal. Beyond this, getroud can also be an adjective in a phrase like the following:

Ons is gelukkig getroud. — “We are happily married.”