Porifoto

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Compound of pori (“rotten”) +‎ foto (“city”), a partial pseudo-calque of Dutch Rotterdam, with Dutch Rotte (“Rotte River”) misinterpreted as Dutch rot (“rotten, spoiled”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾ(i)foto/, [pʊ̞ɾ(i)fʊ̞tʊ̞], [pɔ̝ɾ(i)fɔ̝tɔ̝]

Proper noun

Porifoto

  1. Rotterdam (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)
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