muilezel

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of muil (“mule”) +‎ ezel (“ass, donkey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmœy̯lˌeː.zəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: muil‧ezel

Noun

muilezel m (plural muilezels, diminutive muilezeltje n)

  1. hinny (the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse (stallion) and a female donkey or ass (jennyass, jenny))

Derived terms

  • muilezeldrijver (“hinny driver”)

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: moelabeest
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