puzzel
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from French pucelle (“a virgin”). Possibly due to English propaganda against Joan of Arc who was also known as La Pucelle ("The Virgin; The Maid").[1] Possibly influenced by English pizzle (“penis”).
Noun
[edit]puzzel (plural puzzels)
- (obsolete) A harlot; a hussy.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, act 1, scene 4:
- Pucelle or puzzel, Dolphin or dogfish, / Your hearts I'll stamp out with my horse's heels
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]puzzel f (plural puzzels, diminutive puzzeltje n)
- puzzle (game in which things must be put together)
- (figuratively) riddle, intellectual challenge
Derived terms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]puzzel
- inflection of puzzelen:
Polish
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[edit]Back-formation from puzzle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]puzzel m animal
- puzzle (individual piece of jigsaw puzzle)
Declension
[edit]Declension of puzzel
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