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reep.

a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/reːp/
  1. a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc.

    masculine
    Hij scheurde een reep stof van de oude gordijnen.
    Het papier was gescheurd in verschillende repen.
  2. a rope

    masculine
    De boot werd vastgemaakt aan de kade met een reep touw.
  3. a hoop, ring

    masculine
    De acrobaat sprong door de brandende reep van vuur.
  4. an edible bar, esp. a candy bar

    masculine
    Ze genoot van een heerlijke chocolade reep als tussendoortje.
    Hij stopte wat energierepen in zijn rugzak voor de wandeling.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rep, reep, from Old Dutch reip, rēp, from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”). Cognates Cognate with Low German Reep, German Reif (“ring, hoop”), West Frisian reap, English rope, and Icelandic reipi (“rope”).

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