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Kerl.

fellow, guy, chap, bloke

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɛʁl/[kɛʁl][kɛɐ̯l]
  1. fellow, guy, chap, bloke

    masculine · strong
  2. freeman

    masculine · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German kerl, from Old Saxon *keril, from Proto-West Germanic *karil. Cognate with Old High German karal. Akin to Dutch kerel, English churl, Old Norse karl, Danish karl.

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