Het horloge
Example: Ik draag mijn horloge elke dag om tijd te zien.
Definition
"De horloge" is a watch or timepiece worn on the wrist to keep track of time. It is a small device designed to be portable and often used for checking the current hour and minutes, as in the phrase, "Ik draag mijn horloge elke dag om tijd te zien."
Etymology
The word "de horloge" comes from the French word 'horloge,' which originally meant a clock or timekeeping device. The French term itself derives from the Old French 'orloge,' from the Latin 'horologium,' meaning 'instrument for telling the hour.' Did you know that the Latin roots combine 'hora,' meaning hour, and 'logium,' meaning an account or discourse?
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"Het horloge" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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