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Kachel.

tile (on walls or floors or stovetops, not roof tile)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaxəl/[ˈkaχəl][ˈkaχl̩]
  1. tile (on walls or floors or stovetops, not roof tile)

    feminine
  2. cooking pot, saucepan

    feminine · obsolete
  3. a term of abuse for a woman

    feminine · obsolete · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German kachel, kachele, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin *cacculus, from cāccabus (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (kákkabos, “a pot or a pan”). Cognate with Alemannic German Kakel.

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