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The Dutch word for jaw is
kaak





jaw

Dutch Definition


jaw
     1. kaak

Translations for jaw and their definitions

kaak ©
     1. n-m. (topics, Body parts) jaw
           De tandarts onderzocht zijn kaak en constateerde een kleine scheur. - The dentist examined his jaw and found a small crack.
     2. n-m. (topics, Body parts) cheek, cone
           Ze at een ijsje en voelde de kou op haar kaakjes. - She ate an ice cream and felt the cold on her cheeks.
     3. n-m. gill
           De vis had prachtige rode kaken - The fish had beautiful red gills.
     4. n-m. pillory
     5. n-m. ship biscuit
     6. v. first-person singular present indicative of kaken
     7. v. imperative of kaken


bek
     1. n-m. a bird's beak
           De raaf had een stuk kaas in zijn bek. - The raven held a piece of cheese in its beak.
     2. n-m. any animal's mouth (such as a snout)
     3. n-m. (informal, rude) a human mouth
           Hou je bek! - Shut your trap!
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of bekken
     5. v. imperative of bekken


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