mezenkooi
Dutch
Etymology
From mees (“tit (bird)”) + kooi (“cage”), a folk etymological interpretation of French mâchicoulis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.zə(n)ˌkoːi̯/
- Hyphenation: me‧zen‧kooi
Noun
mezenkooi f (plural mezenkooien, diminutive mezenkooitje n)
- a series of floor holes in a castle to drop or shoot projectiles; a machicolation
- a bird-cage for a tit
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