schorpioen
Pronunciation: /ˌsxɔr.piˈun/
“schorpioen” is a Dutch word. Its 6 meanings in English:
noun
- a scorpion, an arachnid with a venomous sting of the order Scorpiones
- the scorpio, an ancient single-arm catapult
- a vicious, dangerous person; tormentor
- a European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)
- a certain weed; shortened from the derived term schorpioenkruid
- a scourge, a flail with sharp ends used for flogging
Etymology
From Middle Dutch scorpioen, from Old French scorpion, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).
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