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kloof.

gap, gorge, ravine

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kloːf/
  1. gap, gorge, ravine

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch clove, from Proto-West Germanic *klubō, from Proto-Germanic *klubô, related to *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”). Cognate with German Klobe, Kloben, Cimbrian khlóop.

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