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honkbal.

baseball (sport)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɦɔŋk.bɑl/

  1. baseball (sport)

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

Etymology tree Middle Dutch honc Dutch honk Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Proto-West Germanic *ballu Old Dutch *bal Middle Dutch bal Dutch bal ▲ English baseballcalq. Dutch honkbal From honk + bal. Calque of English baseball.

noun/ˈɦɔŋk.bɑl/

  1. baseball (ball)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle Dutch honc Dutch honk Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Proto-West Germanic *ballu Old Dutch *bal Middle Dutch bal Dutch bal ▲ English baseballcalq. Dutch honkbal From honk + bal. Calque of English baseball.

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