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schol.

floating plate (e.g. ice floe or tectonic plate)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/sxɔl/
  1. floating plate (e.g. ice floe or tectonic plate)

    feminine
  2. floating plate (e.g. ice floe or tectonic plate) ice floe

    feminine
  3. sod, clod, turf (lump of earth, sometimes with vegetation)

    dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch scholle, scolle, sculle. Related to Dutch schil and schel. Cognate with German Scholle (“floe”).

intj/sxɔl/
  1. cheers (toast when drinking)

    Belgium
Where this word comes from

Compare Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skål.

noun/sxɔl/
  1. European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa, a species of flatfish)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch scholle, scolle, sculle. Related to Dutch schil and schel. Cognate with German Scholle (“floe”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.