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spa.

spade

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/spaː/
  1. spade

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From earlier spade, from Middle Dutch spade, from Old Dutch *spado, from Proto-Germanic *spadô.

noun/spaː/
  1. mineral water

    Netherlands · masculine
Where this word comes from

From the Spa brand of mineral water, which originates from the Belgian town of Spa. The compound spawater is attested as early as the 17th century, however.

noun/spaː/
  1. spa (health resort near a spring)

    masculine · no-diminutive
  2. spa (health club with baths)

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English spa.

adj/spaː/
  1. late

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From earlier spade, from Middle Dutch spade, from Old Dutch *spādi, from Proto-Germanic *spēdiz. Cognate with German spät.

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