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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.ku/
- Rhymes: -uku
- Hyphenation: doe‧koe
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sranan Tongo duku (“money”), from Dutch doek.
Noun
doekoe m (uncountable)
- (Suriname, Netherlands, slang) money, dough
2013, Kluun, Klunen, Podium b.v. Uitgeverij, →ISBN, page 80:Gast, ik vind die baan als administratief medewerker bij de dienst Vergunningen boemlauw, maar hoeveel doekoe schuift het?- Dude, I think that job as an administrative clerk for the licensing department is wicked, but what kind of dough are we talking about?
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Indonesian duku.
Noun
doekoe m (uncountable)
- fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum
- Synonym: langsat
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