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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Flemish
Origin: hunke

hunk

 noun
     
hunk [countable]
1 a thick piece of something, especially food, that has been taken from a bigger piece
hunk of
a hunk of bread
2 informal a sexually attractive man with a big strong body
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