wolkenkrabber

Dutch

Etymology

From wolk (“cloud”) +‎ -en- (“scratcher, scraper”) +‎ krabber, a calque of English skyscraper.

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Noun

wolkenkrabber m (plural wolkenkrabbers, diminutive wolkenkrabbertje n)

  1. skyscraper
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