hoen

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Dutch [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Germanic, from Middle Dutch, cognate with German Huhn etc.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

hoen n (plural hoenen or hoenders or hoenderen, diminutive hoentje)

  1. (zoology) A fowl, a gallinaceous bird
  2. Notably the domestic chicken, genus Gallus
  3. In hunting, the partridge

Derived terms [edit]

Related terms [edit]

  • haan m (the male bird)
  • hen m (the female bird)

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Verb [edit]

hoen

  1. First-person singular indicative present form of hokea.