vraat

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch vraet, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *fraētaz, deverbal from *fraetaną, whence vreten. This word is thus effectively a verbal noun to vreten. Cognate with German Fraß. === Pronunciation === === Noun === vraat m (plural vraten, diminutive vraatje n) (voracious) feeding, (gluttonous) eating, particularly by animals Vraat van planten door ganzen veroorzaakt veel schade in deze regio. ― The feeding on plants by geese causes a lot of damage in this region. a glutton Synonyms: slokop, gulzigaard, vreetzak, veelvraat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== vreten ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: vraet