moederkoek
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of moeder (“womb, mother”) + koek (“cookie, cake”), calque of Latin placenta uterī.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]moederkoek m (plural moederkoeken, diminutive moederkoekje n)
- placenta
- Synonyms: placenta, nageboorte
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: moederkoek