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snauw.

A snarl, sneer; a verbal snap or aggressive remark.

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/snɑu̯/
  1. A snarl, sneer; a verbal snap or aggressive remark.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from snauwen.

noun/snɑu̯/
  1. snow (type of ship)

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Seemingly originally a word meaning "beak" related to the word snauwen (see Etymology 1 above), but the exact development is unclear.

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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.