kwab
Dutch
Etymology
Germanic, cognate with German Quappe, Quabbe.
Pronunciation
Noun
kwab f (plural kwabben, diminutive kwabje n)
- A weak, blubbery mass, notably:
- (zoology) Any of several eel fishes:
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (burbot)
- Zoarces viviparus (viviparous blenny)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (three-bearded rockling, syn. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
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
West Frisian
Noun
kwab c (plural kwabben, diminutive kwabke)
Further reading
- “kwabbe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011