Masculine

wagon

Meaning

a train car, a wagon (railway carriage, a nonpowered unit in a railroad train)

Synonyms

spoorwagen

spуorwagen

spoorvoertuig

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʋaːˈɣɔn/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from English waggon, itself from Middle Dutch wagen. Doublet of wagen. The pronunciation was likely influenced by French wagon, which was also borrowed from English.

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