Kwakkel

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kwakkel in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal kwakkel (“quail, Coturnix coturnix”). Likely named after a former inn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɑ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: Kwak‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɑkəl
• Homophone: kwakkel

Proper noun

Kwakkel n

1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kwakkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN