The English Language

Words Borrowed from Flemish

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Flemish is an Indo-European language spoken in Northern Belgium.


Word Meaning Notes
brick    
dock   In a court of law.
duffel   A type of coat.
gas   Belgian word derived from the Greek for "chaos".
hunk   From "hunkeren", to lust after.
rip    
spa   Named after a mineral spring in Belgium.

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