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smokkelen.

to smuggle, to transport contraband

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsmɔ.kə.lə(n)/
  1. to smuggle, to transport contraband

    transitive
  2. to cut corners, to use a shortcut

    colloquial · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- Proto-Indo-European *smewg-der. Proto-Germanic *smeuganą Proto-West Germanic *smeugan Old Dutch *smūgan Middle Dutch *smugen Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-West Germanic *-lōn Old Dutch -lon Middle Dutch -elen Middle Dutch *smuggelen Dutch smokkelen A frequentative derivation of Middle Dutch smuken (“to act sneakily”) with the suffix -elen from a base verb Proto-Germanic *smukkōną; compare besmuikt, smuigen.

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