echel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch echel. Probably a doublet of egel (“hedgehog”).

Cognate with German Egel (“leech”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

echel f (plural echels, diminutive echeltje n)

(dated) leech

Synonyms

(leech): bloedzuiger, laak

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