poedel
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from German Pudel. Cognate with English poodle.
Noun edit
poedel m (plural poedels, diminutive poedeltje n)
- poodle (dog breed)
- Poedels zijn van oorsprong jachthonden.
- Poodles were originally used as hunting dogs.
Derived terms edit
- labradoedel
- poedelnaakt (literally, 'naked as a poodle', starkers, from the fashion of shaving most of a poodle's fur)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
poedel m (plural poedels, diminutive poedeltje n)