Streukel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as strokele in 1400. Compound of Middle Dutch struuc (“tree trunk, pollarded tree”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Stokkelen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstrøː.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Streu‧kel
  • Rhymes: -øːkəl

Proper noun

Streukel n

  1. A hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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