dikkop

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans dikkop, from dik (“thick”) + kop (“head”).

Noun

dikkop (plural dikkops)

1. (South Africa) A bird of the family Burhinidae.
   • Dikkops, family burhinidae. Plover like birds with large heads and eyes, long legs without a hind claw and tawny colouring. 1983 Newmans Birds of Southern Africa. Kennith Newman. MacMillan →ISBN.

   Synonyms: stone curlew, thick-knee

2. (South Africa, pathology) A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head.

   Synonyms: horse sickness, bluetongue

   • 1901 April 12, “Veterinary Departmental Report for February, 1901”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 3, page 85:

     Dik-kop in a Carriage Horse.— The day before I was called in the horse had been driven about twelve miles.

Derived terms

• spotted dikkop, Burhinus capensis
• water dikkop, Burhinus vermiculatus

Translations

stone curlew — see stone curlew

Afrikaans

Etymology

From dik (“thick”) +‎ kop (“head”).

Noun

dikkop (plural dikkoppe)

1. stone curlew, dikkop

Dutch

Etymology

From dik (“thick”) +‎ kop (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪ.kɔp/

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• Hyphenation: dik‧kop

Noun

dikkop m (plural dikkoppen, diminutive dikkopje n)

1. large-headed person
2. (derogatory) stubborn person

   Synonyms: koppigaard, stijfkop

3. (figurative, Belgium) bigwig

   Synonyms: hoge piet, hoge ome

4. (sports) runner doped up on human growth hormone

   Hypernym: dopingzondaar

5. tadpole

   Synonyms: dikkopje, kikkervisje