doorgeefluik
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈdoːr.ɣeːfˌlœy̯k/
noun
Definitions
- a hatch or a shutter in a wall, in particular between the dining room and the kitchen, that allows the cook to relay the food easily to the people in the dining room
- (figuratively) a medium, a broker
- (law) mere conduit
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish doorgeven + Dutch, Flemish luik (shutter, panel, hatch, trap door).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
luik
Gloss
shutter, panel, hatch, trap door
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Cognates and derived terms
- dienluik Dutch, Flemish
- door Dutch, Flemish
- doorgeven Dutch, Flemish
- drieluik Dutch, Flemish
- geven Dutch, Flemish
- kattenluik Dutch, Flemish
- luik Dutch, Flemish
- rolluik Dutch, Flemish
- tweeluik Dutch, Flemish
- valluik Dutch, Flemish
- люк Russian
- luke Middle Dutch
- luik Afrikaans
- ლიუკი Georgian
- loiki Sranan Tongo