kraak
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Etymology 1[edit]
From kraken (“to crack; to squat; to break and enter”). Cognate with English crack.
Noun[edit]
kraak m (plural kraken, diminutive kraakje n)
- An instance or action of cracking, breaking; in particular the activity of squatting premises.
- A robbery by breaking and entering.
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Verb[edit]
kraak
- inflection of kraken:
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch crake, from Old French caraque, from Old Spanish carraca, Italian caracca or Medieval Latin carraca, from Latin carrus or Arabic قَرَاقِير (qarāqīr).
Noun[edit]
kraak f (plural kraken, diminutive kraakje n)
- (navigation) A carrack, a nau; a large, 16th/17th century, Iberian type of war - or commercial naval ship.
- A smaller Dutch type of wooden cargo ship, used for inland shipping from the late seventeenth to early nineteenth century.
Alternative forms[edit]
- karaak (obsolete)
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål krake.
Noun[edit]
kraak m (plural kraken, diminutive kraakje n)
- (zoology) kraken, giant octopus
- sea monster
- Alternative form of kraken
Synonyms[edit]
- (giant octopus): reuzeninktvis, reuzenoctopus
- (sea monster): zeemonster, zeegedrocht, kraakvis
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
kraak m (plural kraken, diminutive kraakje n)
- A gallery in a barn or church
Synonyms[edit]
- (gallery): hangzolder
References[edit]
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Finnish[edit]
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Interjection[edit]
kraak
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