prikkeldraad

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of prikkel (“barb, point”) +‎ draad (“wire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɪ.kəlˌdraːt/
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  • Hyphenation: prik‧kel‧draad

Noun

prikkeldraad m (plural prikkeldraden, diminutive prikkeldraadje n)

  1. (chiefly uncountable, also countable) barbed wire
  2. (uncountable) a Chinese burn, an Indian sunburn (a pain stimulus created by twisting the skin of the arm in two different directions)
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