brekebeen

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of breken +‎ -e- +‎ been.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreː.kəˌbeːn/

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• Hyphenation: bre‧ke‧been

Noun

brekebeen m (plural brekebenen, diminutive brekebeentje n)

1. a clumsy or incompetent person
2. a person who broke one of his or her limbs or other bones; often one who habitually breaks one's bones

Related terms

• beenbreker

Anagrams

• beenbreek