mottenbal
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of mot (“moth”) + -en- + bal (“ball”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmottenbal m (plural mottenballen, diminutive mottenballetje n)
- A mothball, bug-repelling ball.
- (figuratively, in the plural) Long-term storage; unsavory state (of conservation)
Further reading
edit- mottenbal on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl