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Rüssel.

pig's snout

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁʏsəl/[ˈʁʏsəl][ˈʁʏsl̩]
  1. pig's snout

    masculine · strong
  2. proboscis; trunk (prolonged nose of certain mammals, notably elephants)

    masculine · strong
  3. proboscis (similar organ in certain insects, etc.)

    masculine · strong
  4. beak (human nose, especially a large one)

    informal · masculine · offensive · possibly · strong
Where this word comes from

With irregular shortening of the stem vowel from Middle High German rüeȥel, from Old High German *ruoȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtil. Compare typologically Polish ryj, Russian ры́ло (rýlo) (akin to рыть (rytʹ)).

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