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draak

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nounmasculineobsolete
  1. dragona mythical reptilian or serpentine creature
  2. figurativeSomething formidable and very dangerous.
  3. melodramatic piece of fiction, overly exaggerated and emotional piece
  4. derogatoryhag, shrew

Forms

noun

pluraldraken
diminutive neuterdraakje

Other ways to say it

  • feeksshrew
  • harpijharpy (hybrid of a woman and a bird of prey); harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
  • hekswitch (sorceress); witch (term of abuse for a woman)
  • kadominant woman; ka (ancient Egyptian notion of the soul, with raised arms, signfying an embrace(see Isis and Horus/Maria and Jesus)
  • krenga cadaver, carcass, corpse, especially when in a state of decay; in particular an animal corpse; a malicious and contemptible person
  • mannetjeseenddrake (male duck)
  • tangpliers; tongs
  • woerddrake (male duck); man-made hill or elevation (as used in low areas to protect farmhouses against flooding)

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