spikkel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch spikkel, from Middle Dutch speckel.

Noun

spikkel (plural spikkels, diminutive spikkeltjie)

1. speckle, fleck

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch speckel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɪ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: spik‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɪkəl

Noun

spikkel m (plural spikkels, diminutive spikkeltje n)

1. speckle, fleck

Derived terms

• gespikkeld
• spikkeltje

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spikkel
• Indonesian: spikel
• → Papiamentu: spikkel (dated)

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “spikkel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute