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valbijl.

guillotine

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɑl.bɛi̯l/
  1. guillotine

    feminine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Compound of vallen + bijl. First attested singly in 1798, but only entering wide circulation in the 1820s, apparently readopted as a calque of German Fallbeil.

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