Kwakkel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Kwakkel in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal kwakkel (“quail, Coturnix coturnix”). Likely named after a former inn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Kwakkel n

  1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kwakkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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