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Etymology
Germanic, cognate with German Quappe, Quabbe.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kʋɑp/
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Noun
kwab f (plural kwabben, diminutive kwabje n)
A weak, blubbery mass, notably:
of human or animal tissue, such as quivering flesh, or a brain lobe
of aquatic plants
(zoology) Any of several eel fishes:
Lota vulgaris (burbot)
Zoarces viviparus (viviparous blenny)
Gaidropsarus vulgaris (three-bearded rockling, syn. Motella tricirrata)
Synonyms
(flesh mass): kwabber m, kossem m
(eel species): kwabaal = aalkwab (Lota vulgaris), magaal (Zoarces viviparus), puitaal = aalpuit (Motella tricirrata)
Derived terms
(types of tissue mass) achterhoofdskwab m, borstkwab m, centraalkwabje n, hersenkwab m, keelkwab m, kossemkwab m, leverkwab m, longkwab m, slaapbeenkwab m, stamkwab m, vetkwab m, voorhoofdskwab m
kwabklieren pl
kwabziek (adjective)
Related terms
kwabbel m
kwabbelen (verb)
kwabben (verb)
kwabberen (verb)
kwabbig
