kakken

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to defecate
  2. (transitive) to (secrete) shit (notably solids)
  3. (intransitive) to trot slowly, lustlessly

Synonyms

ontlasting hebben

zich ontlasten

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɑkə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch cacken, probably from Latin cacō (“to defecate, soil”), either way presumably ultimately sound imitative.

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