Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch cotel, cuetel. Probably a derivative of koot (little bone), thus originally “something hard”. Cognate with German Köttel.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -øːtəl

Noun

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keutel c (plural keutels, diminutive keuteltje n)

  1. a small piece of hard (chiefly animal) feces