dikkop

noun

dik·​kop

ˈdiˌkäp

plural -s

Africa

: stone curlew

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from dik thick (from Dutch, from Middle Dutch dicke) + kop head, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch cop, coppe drinking vessel, skull; akin to Old High German dicki thick

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