marrow

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
2. A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
3. The pith of certain plants.
4. The essence; the best part.
5. Inner meaning or purpose.
6. (colloquial) Bone marrow biopsy.
7. (obsolete) (uncountable) Semen.

Concepten

merg

courgette

pit

pompoen

kern

broer

compagnon

gabber

genoot

hulpje

kameraad

kornuit

maat

maatje

makker

slapie

vriend

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmæɹəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English mary, marow, marwe, marowȝ, from Old English mearg, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare West Frisian moarch, Dutch merg, German Mark, Swedish märg, Icelandic mergur, and also Russian мозг (mozg, “brain”), Polish mózg (“brain”), Persian مغز (mağz, “brain”). Doublet of maghaz.