wurgdoek
Dutch
Alternative forms
- worgdoek
Etymology
Compound of wurgen + doek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋʏrx.duk/
- Hyphenation: wurg‧doek
Noun
wurgdoek m (plural wurgdoeken)
- (Christianity) A piece of cloth used to strangle someone (chiefly in relation to the martyr legends about Cunera and Godelieve).