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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vraet, from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *fraētaz, deverbal from *fraetaną, whence vreten. This word is thus effectively a verbal noun to vreten. Cognate with German Fraß.
Pronunciation
Noun
vraat m (plural vraten, diminutive vraatje n)
- (voracious) feeding, (gluttonous) eating, particularly by animals
- Vraat van planten door ganzen veroorzaakt veel schade in deze regio. ― The feeding on plants by geese causes a lot of damage in this region.
- a glutton
- Synonyms: slokop, gulzigaard, vreetzak, veelvraat
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