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plek.

spot, place

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/plɛk/

  1. spot, place

    feminine
    Dit is mijn favoriete plek in het park.
    We hebben een plek nodig om ons kamp op te zetten.

  2. bruise

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch plecke, from Old Dutch *plekka (“mark, spot, place”), from Proto-West Germanic *plakkju, from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”). Cognate with Middle Low German plecke (“spot, mark”), English pleck (“spot, place”). More at English pleck.

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