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raak.

hitting; to the point

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/raːk/
  1. hitting; to the point

  2. on target; scoring; counting

    De bal lag net op de doellijn, dus kan het niet raak zijn geweest.
  3. pregnant

    colloquial
    Een kleine misselijkheid hoeft nog niet te zeggen dat het echt raak is.
Where this word comes from

From raken.

noun/raːk/
  1. rake

    dialectal · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rāke, from Old Dutch *raka, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *rakō; compare riek.

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