vraat

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vraet, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *fraētaz, deverbal from *fraetaną, whence vreten. This word is thus effectively a verbal noun to vreten. Cognate with German Fraß.

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Noun

vraat m (plural vraten, diminutive vraatje n)

(voracious) feeding, (gluttonous) eating, particularly by animals
Vraat van planten door ganzen veroorzaakt veel schade in deze regio. ― The feeding on plants by geese causes a lot of damage in this region.
a glutton
Synonyms: slokop, gulzigaard, vreetzak, veelvraat

Derived terms

ganzenvraat
slakkenvraat
veelvraat
vraatachtig
vraatzucht

Related terms

vreten

Descendants

Negerhollands: vraet

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