kachel

See also: Kachel

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • kagchel (obsolete)

Etymology

Shortening of kacheloven, a partial calque of German Kachelofen, from Kachel (“tile”) +‎ Ofen (“stove”). The original sense of “tiled stove” has been generalized to any type of stove.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.xəl/
  • kachel(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧chel

Noun

kachel f (plural kachels, diminutive kacheltje n)

  1. stove (closed heating device)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: kaggel

Adjective

kachel (used only predicatively, comparative meer kachel, superlative meest kachel)

  1. (Bargoens) drunk

German

Pronunciation
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Verb

kachel

  1. inflection of kacheln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
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