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paal.

post, stake, pole, pile

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/paːl/
  1. post, stake, pole, pile

    masculine
  2. goalpost

    masculine
  3. pale, perpendicular stripe

    masculine
  4. erect phallus

    euphemistic · masculine
  5. an Indonesian measure of distance

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pâel, from Old Dutch pāl, borrowed from Latin pālus.

adj/paːl/
  1. pale

  2. faded, discolored

Where this word comes from

Borrowed French pâle (“pale”).

noun/paːl/
  1. peel, baker's instrument

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pāle, borrowed from Middle French pale, from Latin pala.

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