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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch besaen, from the older form Middle Dutch mesane, borrowed from Italian mezzana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈzaːn/
- Hyphenation: be‧zaan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
bezaan f (plural bezanen, diminutive bezaantje n)
- mizzenmast (hindmost mast of a ship)
- mizzensail (hindmost sail of a ship)
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