doorgeefluik
Dutch
Etymology
From doorgeven + luik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːr.ɣeːfˌlœy̯k/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: door‧geef‧luik
Noun
doorgeefluik n (plural doorgeefluiken, diminutive doorgeefluikje n)
- a hatch or a shutter in a wall, in particular between the dining room and the kitchen that allows the cook to relay the food easily to the people in the dining room
- Synonym: dienluik
- (figuratively) a medium, a broker
- (law) mere conduit
Synonyms
- (medium): tussenpersoon