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gat.

gap, hole

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɣɑt/

  1. gap, hole

    neuter
    Het kind viel door een gat in de omheining.
    Er zit een groot gat in de muur na het verwijderen van het schilderij.

  2. godforsaken place, hamlet

    neuter

  3. port

    archaic · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch *gat, from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą. Doublet of gate.

noun/ɣɑt/

  1. arsehole

    masculine · neuter · vulgar

  2. the buttocks, butt, bum, rear-end, bottom of a person or animal

    broadly · informal · masculine · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch *gat, from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą. Doublet of gate.

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