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Dutch
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת / שיבולת (šibbṓleṯ, “stream, torrent”). More at shibboleth.
Pronunciation
Noun
sjibbolet n (plural sjibbolets, diminutive sjibboletje n)
- shibboleth
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