heksenketel

Dutch

Witches from Macbeth (1830) by John Downman.

Etymology

From heks (“witch”) +‎ -en- +‎ ketel (“kettle, cauldron”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: hek‧sen‧ke‧tel

Noun

heksenketel m (plural heksenketels, diminutive heksenketeltje n)

1. witch's cauldron
2. (figuratively, uncountable) pandemonium