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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of egel (“hedgehog”) + varken (“pig, swine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.ɣəlˌvɑr.kən/
- Hyphenation: egel‧var‧ken
Noun
egelvarken n (plural egelvarkens)
- (archaic) hedgehog
- Synonym: egel
- (archaic) porcupine
- Synonym: stekelvarken