kæphest

Danish

noun
Definitions
  • hobby horse (child's toy)
  • (figuratively) hobby horse (topic about which someone loves to talk), fad

Etymology

Compound from Danish kæp (stick) + Danish hest (horse).

Origin

Danish

hest

Gloss

horse

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
🎠 🏇 🐴 🦓

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