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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

look.

any plant of the genus Allium; leek

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/loːk/
  1. any plant of the genus Allium; leek

    masculine · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch look, from Old Dutch *lōc, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Compare Low German look, Look, German Lauch, English leek, Danish løg, Swedish lök. More at leek.

noun/luk/
  1. a look, (clothing) style, appearance

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English look. Doublet of loekoe.

noun
  1. a gap, space between barrels or between the strings in rope

    masculine
  2. a section, division (archaic)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Related to luiken, cognate with English lock.

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