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Erdferkel.

aardvark, earth pig

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈeːrtˌfɛrkəl/[ˈʔeːɐ̯tˌfɛʁ.kl̩][ˈʔɛɐ̯tˌfɛɐ̯.kl̩]
  1. aardvark, earth pig

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Erde (“earth”) + Ferkel (“piglet”), after South African Dutch aardvarken. First described in German by Peter Kolbe in 1719, who called it Erdschwein, a more literal calque. The form Erdferkel uses a word that is cognate with Dutch varken (“pig”) but has a slightly different sense.

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