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Löffel.

spoon

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlœfl̩//ˈlœfəl/
  1. spoon

    masculine · strong
  2. hare's ear

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, attested as earlier ᛚᚨᛈᛖᛚᚨ (lapela), from Proto-West Germanic *lapil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), ultimately derived from *lap- (“to lick; to lap”). See English lap. Cognates include Dutch lepel, Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl).

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