krekel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crekel, possibly a diminutive of an older form kreke (“cricket”). Ultimately of imitative origin and related to the root of kraken (“to crack”), with the suffix -el. Related to kriek, English creak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkreː.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: kre‧kel
  • Rhymes: -eːkəl

Noun

krekel m (plural krekels, diminutive krekeltje n)

  1. cricket, insect of the family Gryllidae
    Synonym: kriek

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