joekel

Borrowed from Romani zhukel (“dog”), from Persian جاهل‎ (jâhel, “foolish, ignorant”), from Arabic جاهِل‎ (jāhil, “ignorant”). The sense development from dog to large entity was mediated by the sense large dog.

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: joe‧kel

joekel m (plural joekels, diminutive joekeltje n)

1. whopper (something remarkably large)

   De tweet staat vol met zulke joekels van fouten dat het niet te geloven is. ― The tweet is full of such whoppers of errors that it is unbelievable.

2. (archaic, slang) dog

   Synonym: hond