Chachele

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin *cacculus, from cācabus (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek κάκκαβο (kákkabo), ultimately a loanword of Semitic or Pre-Greek origin. Cognate with German Kachel.

Noun

Chachele f

(Urseren) tile for walls and floors

References

Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 56.

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