kachtel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cachtel, from earlier caftel, from Old Northern French captel, from Medieval Latin capitāle (“young cattle”), from Classical Latin capitālis (“of the head”), from caput (“head”) + -alis (“-al”). Cognate with English cattle.

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Noun

kachtel n (plural kachtels, diminutive kachteltje n)

1. (dialectal) foal

Synonyms

• (foal): veulen