honk

== English == === Etymology 1 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɒŋk/ (General American) IPA(key): /hɑŋk/, /hɔŋk/ Rhymes: -ɒŋk ==== Verb ==== honk (third-person singular simple present honks, present participle honking, simple past and past participle honked) (transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn. (intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn. (intransitive) To make the vocal sound of a goose. (slang, intransitive) To vomit. (Australia and UK, slang) To have a bad smell. Synonyms: stink, pong (informal) To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose. ===== Derived terms ===== honk it on honk off honker honking ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== honk (countable and uncountable, plural honks) The harsh note produced by a typical car horn. The cry of a goose or similar bird. (Australia and UK, slang) A bad smell. Synonyms: stink, pong ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== honk Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== honk (plural honks) Clipping of honky. === See also === honk-shoo === Anagrams === Kohn, khon == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch honc (“corner, nook”), likely through Old Dutch from Proto-Germanic *hunk-, *hank-. Cognate with East Frisian Low German Hunk (“house”) and perhaps with the Old High German name Hancwin. Likely related to haak (“hook”) and hoek (“corner”). Perhaps also comparable to Alemannic German Huuche (“iron hook”), if this is formed like triiche (“to drink”). The whole group is assumed to be of substrate origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɔŋk/ Hyphenation: honk Rhymes: -ɔŋk === Noun === honk n (plural honken, diminutive honkje n) (somewhat rare) home, place where one belongs, shelter (games) base (safe zone, e.g. in baseball and similar sports) ==== Synonyms ==== (home): thuis, heem ==== Derived terms ==== honkbal honkvast jeugdhonk krachthonk ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: honk (dated) === References ===