Dictionary
breekijzer
Meaning
A crowbar, metal bar used as a lever to manually force things apart, fit or extering force to breaking point
Hyphenated as
breek‧ij‧zer
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbreːkˌɛizər/
Etymology
From breken (“to break”) + ijzer (“iron”). The second element is cognate with German Eisen.
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