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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rôken. Equivalent to rook + -en.
Verb
roken
- (intransitive, transitive) to smoke (a tobacco product, another drug, a surrogate, a foodstuff)
- We roken een sigaret. ― We are smoking a cigarette.
- Maar ik rook niet. ― But I don't smoke.
- Vroeger werd er in zeemansbuurten veel opium gerookt. ― People used to smoke a lot of opium in the sailors' districts.
- Hij drinkt graag gerookte thee. ― He likes drinking smoked tea.
- (intransitive) to smoke, to produce smoke
- De motor rookte enorm. ― The engine produced a great amount of smoke.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
roken
- inflection of ruiken:
- plural past indicative
- (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
- inflection of rieken:
- plural past indicative
- (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From rooc + -en.
Verb
rôken
- to smoke, to give off smoke
- to smoke, to preserve by treating with smoke
Inflection
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