vezel

See also: vězel

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch *vesele (from which veselen), from vese + -ele. Equivalent to vees +‎ -el. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fasō (“fiber”), see Old High German faso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveː.zəl/

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• Hyphenation: ve‧zel
• Rhymes: -eːzəl

Noun

vezel f or m (plural vezels, diminutive vezeltje n)

1. a fibre (Commonwealth); fiber (US) (single piece/strand of fabric or other material)
2. (nutrition) a dietary fibre

Derived terms

• hennepvezel
• katoenvezel
• kunstvezel
• vezelig
• vezelrijk
• voedingsvezel
• wolvezel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vesel

Slovene

Participle

vẹ̑zəł

1. masculine singular l-participle of vesti (“to embroider”)