Neuter
beest
- (neuter) an animal, a beast
- (neuter) an animal kept as livestock, a head
- (figuratively, neuter) a cruel, wild, uncivilised, uninhibited or brutal person
- (Suriname, neuter, offensive) jerk, asshole
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/beːst/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch beeste, from beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.
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