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hek.

fence

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦɛk/

  1. fence

    neuter
    Het hek rond het park is gesloten.
    Ze klommen over het hek om de boomgaard binnen te komen.

  2. stern

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hecke, from Old Dutch *hekka, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju.

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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.