vrou

== English == === Etymology === From Afrikaans vrou. Doublet of frau, frow, and vrouw. === Noun === vrou (plural vrous) (South Africa) A woman. == Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === vrouw (obsolete) === Etymology === From Dutch vrouw, from Middle Dutch vrouwe, from Old Dutch frouwa, vrouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /frœu̯/ === Noun === vrou (plural vroue or vrouens, diminutive vroutjie) woman wife ==== Usage notes ==== The plural form vrouens is somewhat less common. ==== Descendants ==== → English: vrou