Güggel

Alemannic German

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare regional German Gickel, southern or colloquial German Gockel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡyɡːəl/

Noun

Güggel m (plural Güggel)

1. cock, rooster

Synonyms

• Guli (Glarus, Zurich)
• Hane (Valais)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 58.