das

[das, dahs]

noun

plural

dases, dasses 

1. hyrax.

Word History and Origins

Origin of das¹

< Afrikaans; compare Dutch, Middle Dutch das badger, cognate with German Dachs; compare Norwegian svintoks

Example Sentences

In Brazil, the café das duas is a moment to pause and celebrate.

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The front cover of the April 15 issue of the celebrity magazine Die Aktuelle promoted the interview with Mr. Schumacher, who is German, as his first since the accident: “das erste interview.”

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She started labeling objects around the house with German vocabulary words — das Regal, die Blumen.

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The outbreak appears to have subsided, and the monitored monkey population has stabilized overall and even increased a little inside the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve.

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There's a phrase for when the snow is plentiful too - das weisse Gold - white gold.

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