poedel

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: poe‧del
• Rhymes: -udəl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Pudel. Cognate with English poodle.

Noun

poedel m (plural poedels, diminutive poedeltje n)

1. poodle (dog breed)

   Poedels zijn van oorsprong jachthonden.

   Poodles were originally used as hunting dogs.

Derived terms

• labradoedel
• poedelnaakt (literally, 'naked as a poodle', starkers, from the fashion of shaving most of a poodle's fur)

Etymology 2

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Noun

poedel m (plural poedels, diminutive poedeltje n)

1. (archaic, chiefly ball games) a miss; a throw or shot that misses the goal or target

Derived terms

• poedelprijs

Anagrams

• deel op, dele op, opdeel, opdele