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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Yiddish מכה (make, “illness”), from Hebrew מַכָּה (maká, “attack”).
Noun
makke m (plural makkes, diminutive makketje n)
- (informal, Bargoens) blow
- (informal, Bargoens) misfortune
In de jatten van die smerissen vallen was een makke voor zo'n sjofele schlemiel.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (informal, Bargoens) problem, shortcoming
Die koe heeft een makke.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Adjective
makke
- inflection of mak:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
- (Dutch proverb) Er gaan veel makke schapen in een hok.