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etsen.

to etch

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɛt.sə(n)/
  1. to etch

    transitive
  2. to corrode with chemicals

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”). Doublet of etten.

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