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rug.

back, backside

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/rʏx/
  1. back, backside

    masculine
  2. ridge

    masculine
  3. ellipsis of rooie rug (“thousand-guilders banknote”)

    Netherlands · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

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