mottenbal
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of mot (“moth”) + -en- + bal (“ball”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mottenbal m (plural mottenballen, diminutive mottenballetje n)
- A mothball, bug-repelling ball.
- (figuratively, in the plural) Long-term storage; unsavory state (of conservation)
Further reading[edit]
- mottenbal on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl