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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of ijzer + varken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.zərˌvɑr.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ij‧zer‧var‧ken
Noun
ijzervarken n (plural ijzervarkens)
- (obsolete except as a reborrowed term from Afrikaans, South Africa) porcupine
- Synonym: stekelvarken
- (obsolete) hedgehog
- Synonym: egel
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