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"eel head" in Dutch

palingkop

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eel

paling
head (animal)

kop

Summary

The Dutch translation for “eel head” is palingkop. The Dutch, palingkop, can be broken down into 2 parts:"eel" (paling) and "head (animal)" (kop).

Examples of "eel head" in use

There are 3 examples of the Dutch word for "eel head" being used:
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“Look, that is how it goes in the world now!“ said the mother of the ducklings, and she was sticking out her beak, because she also wanted the eel head. “

“Kijk, zo gaat het nu in de wereld!” zei de moeder der eendjes, en zij stak haar snavel al uit, want zij wilde de palingkop ook wel hebben.”
“The other ducklings look very sweet,“ said the old duck; “make yourself at home, and if you find an eel head, you can bring it to me.“

“De andere eendjes zien er allerliefst uit,” zei de oude eend; “doe maar, alsof je thuis waart, en als je een palingkop vindt, dan kun je die wel aan mij brengen.”
Inside there was a terrible noise; because there were two families disputing each other’s possession of an eel head, and finally the cat still got it.

Daarbinnen was een verschrikkelijk rumoer; want daar waren twee families, die elkaar het bezit van een palingkop betwistten, en eindelijk kreeg de kat die toch.

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eel head,
Inside there was a terrible noise; because there were two families disputing each other’s possession of an eel head, and finally the cat still got it.,
“Look, that is how it goes in the world now!“ said the mother of the ducklings, and she was sticking out her beak, because she also wanted the eel head. “,
“The other ducklings look very sweet,“ said the old duck; “make yourself at home, and if you find an eel head, you can bring it to me.“
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