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straf.

a punishment, penalty, sanction

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/strɑf/

  1. a punishment, penalty, sanction

    feminine

  2. a discomfort, misfortune

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Early modern Dutch straffe, derived from straffen. Compare German Strafe.

adj/strɑf/

  1. heavy, hefty

  2. spicy

  3. implausible, improbable

Where this word comes from

From late Middle Dutch straf. Further etymology is not known.

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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.