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bek.

a bird's beak

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɛk/

  1. a bird's beak

    masculine
    De raaf had een stuk kaas in zijn bek.

  2. any animal's mouth (such as a snout)

    masculine

  3. a human mouth

    informal · masculine
    Hou je bek!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.