mottenbal
Dutch
Etymology
Germanic: the plural of mot 'moth' (cognate) + bal 'ball'
Noun
mottenbal m (plural mottenballen, diminutive mottenballetje)
- A mothball, chemically bugs-repelling ball
- (figuratively, plural) Long-term storage; unsavory state (of conservation)
Related terms
- mottenbakkes n
- mottenkruid n
- mottenpapier n
- mottenplaag m and f
- handbal m and n
- korfbal m and n
- stressbal m
- voetbal m and n