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afval.

rubbish, garbage, trash

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑfɑl/
  1. rubbish, garbage, trash

    masculine · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
    Morgen halen ze het afval op.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch afval, shortening of slachtafval (“that which fell off from slaughtered meat.”), equivalent to af + val or a deverbal from afvallen. Compare English offal.

noun/ˈɑfɑl/
  1. the act of dropping out (of a race etc.)

    masculine · no-diminutive
  2. apostasy, the act of rejecting a previous affiliation or belief

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch afval, shortening of slachtafval (“that which fell off from slaughtered meat.”), equivalent to af + val or a deverbal from afvallen. Compare English offal.

verb/ˈɑfɑl/
  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of afvallen

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