joekel

See also: jökel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani ʒukel (“dog”), from Persian جاهل (jâhel, “foolish, ignorant”), from Arabic جاهِل (jāhil, “ignorant”). The sense development from dog to large entity was mediated by the sense large dog.

The "large dog" sense is attested since 1873, "whopper" since 1965.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: joe‧kel

Noun

joekel m (plural joekels, diminutive joekeltje n)

1. (archaic, slang) dog

   Synonym: hond

2. whopper (something remarkably large)

   De tweet staat vol met zulke joekels van fouten dat het niet te geloven is. ― The tweet is full of such whoppers of errors that it is unbelievable.