makke

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.kə/

Etymology 1

From Yiddish מכה (make, illness), from Hebrew מַכָּה (maká, attack)

Noun

makke m (plural makkes, diminutive makketje n)

  1. (informal, Bargoens) blow
  2. (informal, Bargoens) misfortune
    In de jatten van die smerissen vallen was een makke voor zo'n sjofele schlemiel.
  3. (informal, Bargoens) problem, shortcoming
    Die koe heeft een makke.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Adjective

makke

  1. (deprecated template usage) Inflected form of mak
    (Dutch proverb) Er gaan veel makke schapen in een hok.