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porselein.

the hard, translucent ceramic porcelain

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpɔr.səˈlɛi̯n/
  1. the hard, translucent ceramic porcelain

    neuter
  2. a piece or set made of that material

    neuter
  3. purslane, any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants, particularly common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

    dialectal · neuter · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French porcelaine, from Old French pourcelaine, from Italian porcellana (“porcelain, originally the name of a conch species”).

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