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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch arpoen, from Middle French harpon (“hook, hold-on”). Cognate with English harpoon, German Harpune.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɑrˈpun/
- Hyphenation: har‧poen
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
harpoen m (plural harpoenen, diminutive harpoentje n)
- a harpoon, short spearlike weapon with a barbed head thrown at the target, of various sizes and types, e.g. used for whaling
- some similar weapons
- (heraldry) a figure representing a harpoon
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