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peluit

Pronunciation: /pə.lu.ɪt̚/

“peluit” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. whistle (a device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound)
  2. siren (a device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fluit.

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