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huif.

cap

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦœy̯f/
  1. cap chaperon (headgear)

    feminine
  2. cap cap to blind a falcon used in hunting

    feminine
  3. cap canvas wrapped around a prairie schooner or other covered wagon

    feminine
  4. hive

    feminine
  5. hive beehive

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch huve, from Old Dutch *hūfa, a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *hūbā (“hood, cowl”) (from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ) and *hūfi (“hive”). Cognate with English houve and hive.

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