Masculine
hals
Meaning
- (broadly, masculine) the neck
- (masculine) the front side of the neck; throat
- (masculine, metonymically) one's life, survival
Synonyms
schaapskop
stomkop
druiloor
flessenhals
kloris
jojo
zultkop
kalfskop
weetniet
bal gehakt
nitwit
sufkont
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦɑls/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.
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