indianenverhaal

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Indianenverhaal (superseded) === Etymology === Compound of indiaan (“native American, Indian”) +‎ -en- +‎ verhaal (“story”). The fact that during the twentieth century many published stories about Native Americans were pulp fiction may have led to the meaning “urban legend”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪn.diˈaː.nə(n).vərˌɦaːl/ Hyphenation: in‧di‧a‧nen‧ver‧haal === Noun === indianenverhaal n (plural indianenverhalen, no diminutive) a wild, untrue story, an urban myth [from mid-late 20th c.] a story about Amerind people [from early 20th c.]