dwaal

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”).

Noun

dwaal (plural dwaals)

  1. (South Africa, informal) A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state
    sitting here in a dwaal

References

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

dwaal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dwalen to stray, wander
  2. imperative of dwalen
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