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mager.

lean, (nearly) without fat

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmaː.ɣər/
  1. lean, (nearly) without fat

  2. meager, skinny, thin

  3. poor, pitiful, skim

    Zo'n mager loon betekent magere melk en mager vertier!
  4. low-fat

  5. infertile (said of soil); weak

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch *magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with German, Danish, and Swedish mager, etc., and with Latin macer, Italian magro and English meager through Indo-European.

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