kwab

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic, cognate with German Quappe, Quabbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋɑp/

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Noun

kwab f (plural kwabben, diminutive kwabje n)

1. A weak, blubbery mass, notably:
   1. of human or animal tissue, such as quivering flesh, or a brain lobe
   2. of aquatic plants
2. (zoology) Any of several eel fishes:
   1. Lota vulgaris (burbot)
   2. Zoarces viviparus (viviparous blenny)
   3. Gaidropsarus vulgaris (three-bearded rockling, syn. Motella tricirrata)

Synonyms

• (flesh mass): kwabber m, kossem m
• (eel species): kwabaal = aalkwab (Lota vulgaris), magaal (Zoarces viviparus), puitaal = aalpuit (Motella tricirrata)

Derived terms

• (types of tissue mass) achterhoofdskwab m, borstkwab m, centraalkwabje n, hersenkwab m, keelkwab m, kossemkwab m, leverkwab m, longkwab m, slaapbeenkwab m, stamkwab m, vetkwab m, voorhoofdskwab m
• kwabklieren pl
• kwabziek (adjective)

Related terms

• kwabbel
• kwabbelen
• kwabben
• kwabberen
• kwabbig
• kwebbelen

West Frisian

Noun

kwab c (plural kwabben, diminutive kwabke)

1. weak, blubbery mass of fat or flesh
2. very fat person
3. brain lobe
4. jellyfish

Further reading

• “kwabbe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011