kwartel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kwartel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kwartel (plural kwartels)

quail

Dutch

Coturnix coturnix in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

(obsolete) quartel

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quattel, quattele, from Old Dutch *kwahtila, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɑr.təl/
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Hyphenation: kwar‧tel
Rhymes: -ɑrtəl

Noun

kwartel m (plural kwartels, diminutive kwarteltje n)

A quail, bird of the genus Coturnix
(particularly) The common quail, Coturnix coturnix

Synonyms

(all senses) kwakkel

Derived terms

Further reading

kwartel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
Coturnix on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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