puzzel
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Probably from French pucelle (“a virgin”). Possibly due to English propaganda against Joan of Arc who was also known as La Pucelle ("The Virgin; The Maid").[1] Possibly influenced by English pizzle (“penis”).
Noun[edit]
puzzel (plural puzzels)
- (obsolete) A harlot; a hussy.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, act 1, scene 4:
- Pucelle or puzzel, Dolphin or dogfish, / Your hearts I'll stamp out with my horse's heels
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Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
puzzel f (plural puzzels, diminutive puzzeltje n)
- puzzle (game in which things must be put together)
- (figuratively) riddle, intellectual challenge
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Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
puzzel
- inflection of puzzelen:
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from puzzle.
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Noun[edit]
puzzel m animal
- puzzle (individual piece of jigsaw puzzle)
Declension[edit]
Declension of puzzel
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