pens

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnz/
  • IPA^(key): /pɪnz/
  • Homophone: pins

Noun

pens

1. plural of pen
2. (obsolete) plural of penny

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Verb

pens

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pen

Anagrams

• EPNS, ESPN, Neps, neps

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pens.

Noun

pens (plural pense)

1. gut

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Danish

Noun

pens c

1. indefinite genitive singular of pen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pense, from Old French panse (“belly; tripe”), from Latin pantex (“belly; guts”). Cognate with English paunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛns/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pens
• Rhymes: -ɛns

Noun

pens f (plural pensen, diminutive pensje n)

1. paunch, rumen
2. tripe
3. (cooking) tripe filled with minced meat
4. potbelly
5. (dialectal) stomach

Synonyms

• (paunch): rumen
• (potbelly): bierbuik, buikje, spekbuik

Derived terms

• boekpens
• pensmaag

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pens