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tolk.

an interpreter, one who translates/interprets speech in another language and vice versa

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɔlk/
  1. an interpreter, one who translates/interprets speech in another language and vice versa

    masculine
  2. any content interpreter, who explains

    masculine
  3. a spokesperson

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch tolic, from Middle High German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), толкъ (tolkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

noun/tɔlk/
  1. a sailors' term for a (folding) rule to measure bolt holes

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From tol (“spinning top”).

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