kinkel
See also: Kinkel
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
kinkel m
- (Sette Comuni) maize
- Synonym: zórch
- kinkel méel ― cornmeal
Further reading edit
- “kinkel” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- kinckel (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From kink (“kink, twist or bend”) + -el.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kinkel m (plural kinkels)
- A rube, a yokel, an unsophisticated person.