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schaken.

to play chess

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxaː.kə(n)/
  1. to play chess

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schâken. Equivalent to schaak + -en.

verb/ˈsxaː.kə(n)/
  1. to kidnap, to ravish

    dated · transitive
    Een geschaakte bruid.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schaken, procope of ontschaken.

noun/ˈsxaː.kə(n)/
  1. chess

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Gerund of the verb schaken.

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