sjanker

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chancre.[1] Doublet of kanker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑŋ.kər/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkər

Noun

sjanker m (plural sjankers, diminutive sjankertje n)

  1. (pathology) chancre (lesion associated with diseases such as syphilis)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sjanker”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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