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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ogeappel, from Old Dutch *ougappul, from Proto-West Germanic *augapl. Equivalent to oog + appel. Related to German Augapfel (“eyeball”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːxˌɑ.pəl/
- Hyphenation: oog‧ap‧pel
Noun
oogappel m (plural oogappels, diminutive oogappeltje n)
- apple of someone's eye (someone or something dear)
- the circular central area of the human eye formed by the iris together with the pupil
- the pupil of the human eye
- Synonym: pupil
- (rare, poetic) eyeball
- Synonyms: oogbal, oogbol
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