English Explanatory Dictionary

-eroo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Added to certain nouns to form familiar diminutives, normally with jocular or light-hearted intent.

Word forms

-eroo -aroo -eroonie -aroonie

Etymology

Of unclear origin; perhaps extracted from buckaroo, though this word appears to have been conformed to a preexisting suffix (or word), the stress and final vowel being otherwise unaccounted for.

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