Melkweg

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Etymology

From melk +‎ weg, calque of Latin Via Lactea or Orbis Lacteus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛlk.ʋɛx/
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  • Hyphenation: Melk‧weg

Noun

Melkweg f (uncountable)

  1. (astronomy) Milky Way