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kwartel

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From Dutch kwartel.

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Noun

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kwartel (plural kwartels)

  1. quail

Dutch

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Coturnix coturnix in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch quattel, quattele, from Old Dutch *kwahtila, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā.

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Noun

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kwartel m (plural kwartels, diminutive kwarteltje n)

  1. quail (bird of the genus Coturnix)
  2. (particularly) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

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