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Dutch
Etymology
Compound og op (“on”) + lawaai (“noise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔp.laːˌʋaːi̯/
- Hyphenation: op‧la‧waai
Noun
oplawaai m (plural oplawaaien, diminutive oplawaaitje n)
- a sounding blow, punch, whack, as with a fist
- (figuratively) a hard hit, bad blow, inadversity such as a setback
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