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gaaf.

whole, complete, not injured

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɣaːf/

  1. whole, complete, not injured

  2. smooth

  3. cool, awesome

    informal
    De politicus vindt Nederland een gaaf land.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gāve, from Proto-Germanic *gēbiz, cognate with Old Norse gæfr (“comfortable”), Danish gæv. Derived from the verb *gebaną (“to give”).

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