plek

Meaning

(feminine) spot, place
(feminine) bruise

Frequency

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plɛk/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch plecke, from Old Dutch *plekka (“mark, spot, place”), from Proto-West Germanic *plakkju, from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”). Cognate with Middle Low German plecke (“spot, mark”), English pleck (“spot, place”). More at English pleck.

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Sentences

Het fruit lag op
🆙

een prominente plek in de winkel .

The fruit was in a prominent place in the store.

De studentes zochten een plek in het café om een espresso te drinken
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.

The students looked for a place in the café to drink an espresso.

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