speeksel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch speecsel, formed from older spekel by analogy with terms suffixed with -sel. The form spekel is from Old Dutch *spēkila, from Proto-Germanic *spaiklō. From the same root as spuwen.

Cognate with German Speichel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspeːk.səl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: speek‧sel

Noun

speeksel n (uncountable)

1. saliva, spit(tle)

Derived terms

• speekselklier
• speekselmonster
• speekseltest

Descendants

• Afrikaans: speeksel