krekel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crekel, possibly a diminutive of an older form kreke (“cricket”). Ultimately of imitative origin and related to the root of kraken (“to crack”), with the suffix -el. Related to kriek, English creak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkreː.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: kre‧kel
• Rhymes: -eːkəl

Noun

krekel m (plural krekels, diminutive krekeltje n)

1. cricket, insect of the family Gryllidae

   Synonym: kriek

Derived terms

• boomkrekel
• boskrekel
• huiskrekel
• veldkrekel

Anagrams

• lekker