makke
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Yiddish מכה (make, “illness”), from Hebrew מַכָּה (maká, “attack”)
Noun
makke m (plural makkes, diminutive makketje n)
- (informal, Bargoens) blow
- (informal, Bargoens) misfortune
- In de jatten van die smerissen vallen was een makke voor zo'n sjofele schlemiel.
- (informal, Bargoens) problem, shortcoming
- Die koe heeft een makke.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Adjective
makke
- (deprecated template usage) Inflected form of mak
- (Dutch proverb) Er gaan veel makke schapen in een hok.
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