doerak

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дурак (durak). Often supposed to have been borrowed during the War of the Sixth Coalition from Ukrainian cossacks stationed in the Low Countries, but only attested considerably later. In Russian, the basic meaning is fool, without a connotation of mischief.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.rɑk/
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  • Hyphenation: doe‧rak

Noun

doerak m (plural doerakken, diminutive doerakje n)

  1. (colloquial) rascal

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