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Wickel.

poultice, cataplasm, compress

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɪkəl/[ˈvɪ.kl̩][ˈʋɪ-][-kəl]
  1. poultice, cataplasm, compress

    masculine · strong
  2. quarrel, dispute

    Austria · colloquial · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wickel, wickelin, from Old High German wickilī, wickilīn, diminutive of Old High German wiohha, from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle, wick”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”).

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