moederkoek
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of moeder (“womb, mother”) + koek (“cookie, cake”), calque of Latin placenta uterī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.dərˌkuk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: moe‧der‧koek
Noun
moederkoek m (plural moederkoeken, diminutive moederkoekje n)
- placenta
- Synonyms: placenta, nageboorte
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: moederkoek
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