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rauw.

raw, uncooked

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/rɑu̯/
  1. raw, uncooked

  2. raw, in a roughed up state, e.g. skinned or infected

  3. hard, cruel, gross, rude

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rou, raeu, also roo, from Old Dutch *rao, *rō, from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

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