huif
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch huve, from Old Dutch *hūfa, a conflation of Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ (“hood, cowl”) and Proto-Germanic *hūbī (“hive”).
Cognate with English houve and hive.
Noun
huif f (plural huiven, diminutive huifje n)
- cap
- Synonym: kap
- chaperon (headgear)
- Synonym: kaproen
- cap to blind a falcon used in hunting
- Synonyms: valkenkap, valkenmuts
- canvas wrapped around a prairie schooner or other covered wagon
- hive
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Limburgish
Noun
huif f (plural huive)
- marble (a small spherical ball of rock or glass used in children's games)
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