zwik

Dutch

Etymology

First attested in the sixteenth century. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: zwik
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

zwik m (plural zwikken)

  1. wooden pin, bung, dowel [from 16th c.]
    Synonyms: bom, pen, pin, spon
  2. spandrel (triangle formed by one or more arches and a linear or rectangular frame) [from 19th c.]
  3. stuff, junk; lot, collection [from 20th c.]
  4. (obsolete) penis [17th–18th c.]
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