goochelaar

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • (dialectal) gookelaar, gokeler

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gokelare, from Old Dutch *gokalari, from Proto-West Germanic *kaukulārī, from Latin caucleārius. Equivalent to goochelen +‎ -aar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣoː.xəˌlaːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: goo‧che‧laar

Noun

goochelaar m (plural goochelaars, diminutive goochelaartje n)

  1. magician

Derived terms

  • goochelaarshoed
  • goochelarij

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: goëlaar
  • → Papiamentu: hoogelaar (dated)
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