bengel.
a young rascal, a naughty to mischievous kid, usually a tomboy
Meaning & usage
a young rascal, a naughty to mischievous kid, usually a tomboy
Rob is een onverbeterlijke bengel.
a club, stick, bat
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch bengel, from Old Dutch *bengil, from Proto-West Germanic *bangil, from Proto-Germanic *bangilaz (“club, stick”). Similar sense development is found in German Bengel (“rascal”). Related to English bang.
the clapper of a bell
the whole bell (metal struck idiophone)
an earring
a watch chain
Where this word comes from
From bengelen, from etymology 1.
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