Neuter

beest

Meaning

  1. (neuter) an animal, a beast
  2. (neuter) an animal kept as livestock, a head
  3. (figuratively, neuter) a cruel, wild, uncivilised, uninhibited or brutal person
  4. (Suriname, neuter, offensive) jerk, asshole

Synonyms

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/beːst/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch beeste, from beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.

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