draak

From Dutch draak, from Middle Dutch drāke, from Old Dutch *drako, an early Germanic borrowing of Latin dracō (“dragon”).

• IPA^(key): /drɑːk/

draak (plural drake, diminutive drakie)

1. dragon (mythological or folkloric reptilian creature)

• IPA^(key): /draːk/

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• Hyphenation: draak
• Rhymes: -aːk

From Middle Dutch drāke, from Old Dutch *draco, an early Germanic borrowing of Latin dracō (“dragon”).

draak m (plural draken, diminutive draakje n)

1. dragon (a legendary large winged serpentine creature)
2. a derogatory term for a woman, often considered large and ugly
3. (figurative) Something formidable and very dangerous.

• (woman): feeks, harpij, heks, ka, kreng, tang

• Afrikaans: draak

From Middle Dutch andrake, from Old Dutch *anadrako, from Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō (“duck leader”).

draak m (plural draken, diminutive draakje n)

1. (obsolete) a male duck; a drake

• (drake): woerd, mannetjeseend

Ultimately from Latin dracō (“dragon”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. borrowed from Dutch?

• IPA^(key): /draːk/

draak c (plural draken, diminutive draakje)

1. dragon (mythological or legendary serpentine creature)