hoofd
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch hôvet, hôoft, from Old Dutch hōvit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą. The sense “oral sex” is a semantic loan from English head.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hoofd n (plural hoofden, diminutive hoofdje n)
- head
- Het standbeeld had een groot bronzen hoofd.
- The statue had a large bronze head.
- head (of an organisation), chief, boss
- Hij is de directeur en het hoofd van het bedrijf.
- He is the director and the head of the company.
- De burgemeester is het hoofd van de gemeente.
- The mayor is the chief of the municipality.
- a transversal dam or pier at the entrance of a sea harbour
- De vuurtoren stond op het hoofd van de haven om de schepen veilig binnen te loodsen.
- The lighthouse stood on the head of the harbor to guide the ships safely in.
- (slang) oral sex
Derived terms
[edit]body part
chief
transversal dam or pier
Descendants
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