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Dutch
Etymology
From ham (“ham”) + vraag (“question”). The term originated from the 1950s Dutch radio quiz Mastklimmen, in which contestants received a ham as the final prize.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑm.vraːx/
- Hyphenation: ham‧vraag
Noun
hamvraag f (plural hamvragen, diminutive hamvraagje n)
- million-dollar question (the final, critical or most important question, the crux)
2004, Yvonne Keuls, Familiegedoe, Ambo:‘De hamvraag is natuurlijk: is hij gevaarlijk?’ poneert meneer Mercedes.- "Of course the million-dollar question is: is he dangerous?" states Mr. Mercedes.