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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of zweep (“whip”) + slag (“blow, hit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋeːp.slɑx/
- Hyphenation: zweep‧slag
Noun
zweepslag m (plural zweepslagen, diminutive zweepslagje n)
- a whip lash, notably as (part of) corporal punishment
- (figuratively) any hard or hurtful blow, e.g. verbal
- acute pain in the calf as a result of spraining a muscle