handdoek

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɦɑn.duk/

noun
Definitions
  • A towel, a cloth used for drying (sometimes for cleaning) one's hands

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch hantdoec compound from Dutch, Flemish hand (hand, manual) + Dutch, Flemish doek (cloth, canvas, linen, fabric, garment, screen, curtain).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

doek

Gloss

cloth, canvas, linen, fabric, garment, screen, curtain

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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