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dunk.

a (usually plastic) container shaped somewhat like a jerry can

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a (usually plastic) container shaped somewhat like a jerry can

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German tunneke, a diminutive of tunne (“barrel”), from Proto-Germanic *tunnǭ, *tunnō (“tun, barrel, cask”), from Latin tunna.

noun

  1. a dunk (in basketball)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from English dunk.

intj

  1. bang (heavy knock or pounding)

    Dunk! Dunk! Dunk!

  2. oontz (sound of pounding bass)

    Dunk! Dunk! Dunk!
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from dunka.

noun

  1. thumping, pounding (a dull beating sound)

    neuter
    dunket från högtalarna
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from dunka.

noun

  1. a thump

    common-gender
    en ryggdunk
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from dunka.

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