Jump to content

rondeel

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Dutch

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle Dutch rondeel.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /rɔnˈdeːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ron‧deel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

[edit]

rondeel n (plural rondelen, diminutive rondeeltje n)

  1. a semi-circular outcropping tower in a fortification, a roundel
  2. (obsolete, historical) a chalice or other vessel containing a usually alcoholic drink that was passed around at a feast
  3. (historical, poetry) a rondeau