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klop.

a knock, an audible blow

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/klɔp/
  1. a knock, an audible blow

    masculine
  2. a punch, a blow

    masculine
  3. a defeat or punishment, especially a heavy defeat

    masculine
  4. a physical fight, a brawl

    masculine
  5. a sudden reduction in energy or health of a person

    Belgium · diminutive · masculine · often
    een klopke krijgen
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch clop. Equivalent to a deverbal from kloppen.

noun/klɔp/
  1. an unmarried woman who has dedicated her life to service to the Roman Catholic Church without entering a monastery, now especially denoting a laywoman in the Netherlands before the Roman Catholic emancipation

    Netherlands · feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Probably a shortening of klopzuster. In reference to a religious metaphor of Christ knocking (kloppen) at the door of a laywoman's heart.

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