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Etymology

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Compound of spook (ghost) +‎ verhaal (story).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspoːk.fərˌɦaːl/, /ˈspoːk.fɛrˌɦaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: spook‧ver‧haal

Noun

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spookverhaal n (plural spookverhalen, diminutive spookverhaaltje n)

  1. ghost story

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