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Dutch
Etymology
From puin (“wreckage”) + hoop (“heap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpœy̯nˌɦoːp/
- Hyphenation: puin‧hoop
Noun
puinhoop m (plural puinhopen, diminutive puinhoopje n)
- (literally) a pile of rubble; a ruin
- (figuratively) a terrible mess, anything in a disastrous state; a rotten job or result
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