heksenketel

Dutch
Witches from Macbeth (1830) by John Downman.

Etymology

From heks (“witch”) +‎ -en- +‎ ketel (“kettle, cauldron”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: hek‧sen‧ke‧tel

Noun

heksenketel m (plural heksenketels, diminutive heksenketeltje n)

  1. witch's cauldron
  2. (figuratively, uncountable) pandemonium
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