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Swedish

/ˈlɛˌka/

noun
Definitions
  • a leak; a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
  • a leak; the entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
  • a leak; the person through whom information, especially secret information, escapes.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse leka (leak, drip) derived from Proto-Germanic *lekaną (leak, drain).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lekaną

Gloss

leak, drain

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