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ruiken.

to smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈrœy̯.kə(n)/
  1. to smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)

  2. to smell (i.e. to emit a smell)

    De houthakker rook naar kamille en goedkope parfum.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ruken, from Old Dutch *rūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Doublet of rieken.

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