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Dutch
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Etymology
From earlier fluyme, from Middle Dutch fleume, fleuma, from Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma).
Pronunciation
Noun
fluim f (plural fluimen, diminutive fluimpje n)
- saliva, sputum
- Synonyms: speeksel, spuug
- (informal) loogie
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