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flens.

a small, flat pancake

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/flɛns/
  1. a small, flat pancake

    diminutive · feminine · usually
  2. a smack, blow, especially on the ear

    Northern · dated · dialectal · feminine
  3. a small (loin)cloth

    feminine · rare
Where this word comes from

Compare German Plinse, Flinse, Flins, of Slavic origin.

noun/flɛns/
  1. a flange, rim or collar on a metal object

    masculine
  2. the flattened end of a metal bar, to be fixed on a surface

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From English flange.

noun/flɛns/
  1. milk

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Uncertain.

intj/flɛns/
  1. An exclamation used to express hitting or throwing.

    Northern · dated · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Compare German Plinse, Flinse, Flins, of Slavic origin.

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