Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch pēgel, from Old Dutch *pegil, from Proto-West Germanic *pagil. Doublet of peil.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeː.ɣəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pe‧gel
  • Rhymes: -eːɣəl

Noun edit

pegel m (plural pegels, diminutive pegeltje n)

  1. icicle
  2. (informal, Netherlands, historical) a guilder
  3. (informal, Netherlands) a euro

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