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kwakkel.

synonym of kwartel (“quail”)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʋɑ.kəl/
  1. synonym of kwartel (“quail”)

    feminine · masculine
  2. (false) rumour

    Belgium · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch quackele, from *kwakila (compare Low German Quakkel), blend of *kwak (“quack”) and Proto-Germanic *hwahtilō (“quail”) (compare dialectal Dutch wachtel, German Wachtel), diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *kʷoḱt- (compare Latin co(c)turnīx, Lithuanian vaštaka, Sanskrit चातक (cātaka, “pied cuckoo”)), metathesis of *u̯ortokʷ- (“quail”) (compare Dutch kwartel). More at kwartel. Not related to kwakkelen.

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