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krekel.

cricket, insect of the family Gryllidae

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkreː.kəl/
  1. cricket, insect of the family Gryllidae

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch crekel, possibly a diminutive of an older form kreke (“cricket”). Ultimately of imitative origin and related to the root of kraken (“to crack”), with the suffix -el. Related to kriek, English creak.

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