muilezel

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic: muil (related to mule, from Latin mulus, but subjected to popular etymology with the irrelevant meaning 'animal's mouth') + ezel 'ass, donkey'

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmœy̯lˌeː.zəl/
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Noun

muilezel m (plural muilezels, diminutive muilezeltje n)

A hinny, infertile hybrid offspring of a female horse and a male donkey

Derived terms

muilezeldrijver m

Related terms

muildier n
steenezel m

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