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vat.

barrel, tank

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɑt/
  1. barrel, tank

    neuter
  2. vessel

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vat, from Old Dutch *fat, from Proto-West Germanic *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą.

noun/vɑt/
  1. grip, both literal and figurative

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vat, ultimately from the source of Etymology 1 above, as the Middle Dutch sense was "pot, object to put something in." Related to vatten.

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