smokel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch smokkel, smokkelen, from a frequentative form of Middle Dutch smūken (“to act secretly, be sneaky”), from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą (“to creep; slip through or into”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-, *smewg- (“to slip, glide; be slimy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsmo.kəl]
  • Hyphenation: smo‧kêl

Noun

smokêl (plural smokel-smokel)

  1. (colloquial) smuggling
    Synonym: penyelundupan
  2. (colloquial) contraband
  3. (colloquial) illicit trade

Derived terms

  • mensmokel

Further reading

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