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prik.

sting, prick (sting or bite from a bug, etc.)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/prɪk/
  1. sting, prick (sting or bite from a bug, etc.)

    feminine
  2. small pointy object, prong

    feminine
  3. goad, prod

    feminine
  4. lamprey, fish of the order Petromyzontiformes

    feminine
  5. injection, jab, shot

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pricke, likely a variant of pikken with an emphatic -r-.

noun/prɪk/
  1. fizz, carbonation

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From prikken.

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