malloot

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French malot, a dialectal word for a horsefly or gadfly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑˈloːt/ Hyphenation: mal‧loot Rhymes: -oːt === Noun === malloot f (plural malloten, diminutive mallootje n, feminine mallote) fool, idiot, moron [from 19th c.] (archaic) exuberant, hyperactive or foolish woman [16th–20th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== malloterie malloterig mallotig === Adjective === malloot (comparative malloter, superlative mallootst) (uncommon) foolish Synonyms: dwaas, mal, malloterig, mallotig ==== Declension ====