afval

Meaning

rubbish, garbage, trash

rommelzooi

aantasting

viezigheid

straatvuil

afvalproducten

Frequency

Hyphenated as

af‧val

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑfɑl/

From Middle Dutch afval, shortening of slachtafval (“that which fell off from slaughtered meat.”), equivalent to af + val. Compare English offal.

Cognate with English

offal

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Afval wordt verbrand in die centrale .

Waste is incinerated in that plant.