Streukel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as strokele in 1400. Compound of Middle Dutch struuc (tree trunk, pollarded tree) and lo (light forest). Compare Stokkelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrøː.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Streu‧kel
  • Rhymes: -øːkəl

Proper noun

Streukel n

  1. a hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN