braaksel

Dutch

Etymology

From braken (“to vomit”) +‎ -sel (“suffix indicating product of an action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraːk.səl/

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• Hyphenation: braak‧sel
• Rhymes: -aːksəl

Noun

braaksel n (uncountable)

1. vomit (that which one has vomited out)

   Synonyms: kots, barf

Usage notes

• More formal than kots, and significantly more formal than barf (which is youth slang).