smartlap

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schmachtlappen, but by folk etymology reanalysed as smart (“grief”) +‎ lap (“rag, sheet”). The widespread supposition that the word originally referred to canvases (roldoeken) depicting sad scenes that were used by itinerant street singers or street musicians is incorrect. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmɑrt.lɑp/ Hyphenation: smart‧lap === Noun === smartlap m (plural smartlappen, diminutive smartlapje n) a simple sentimental popular song about a sad story, usually involving love, death, nostalgia or illness, of a genre originating around 1900 [from early 1950s] ==== Descendants ==== → Afrikaans: smartlap === References ===