kluntzigar

Cimbrian

Etymology

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Noun

kluntzigar m

1. (Sette Comuni) A device, similar in appearance to a large bell clapper, which is hooked to the rear of a two-wheeled cart and used to balance and prevent rolling when the cart is stationary.

Related terms

• kluntzigan

Further reading

• “kluntzigar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo