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Boekelo.

a village in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbu.kəˌloː/
  1. a village in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a hamlet in Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Enschede) First attested as boekele and bokel around 1450. Compound of Middle Dutch boek (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and lo (“light forest”). * (Haaksbergen) First attested as boecler in 1381-1383. Compound of Middle Dutch boek (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). The second element was gradually replaced by lo (“light forest”).

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