duivel-doet-al

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of duivel (“devil, bloke, dogsbody”) +‎ doet (“does”) +‎ al (“all, everything”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dœy̯.vəl.dut.ˈɑl/
  • Hyphenation: dui‧vel‧doet‧al

Noun

duivel-doet-al m (plural duivels-doet-al)

  1. (Belgium) A factotum, jack of all trades.

Synonyms
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