kavel

From Middle Dutch cavele, from Old Dutch *cavela, from Proto-West Germanic *kabl, from Proto-Germanic *kablaz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.vəl/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧vel
• Rhymes: -aːvəl

kavel m or n (plural kavels or kavelen)

1. a plot, a lot, a tract of land

   Synonyms: kaveling, perceel

2. a lot in an auction sale

   Synonym: kaveling

3. a lot, something apportioned by lottery

• → Papiamentu: kavel

From the older form kavle, from Old Swedish kafle, kafli, from Old Norse kafli, from Proto-Germanic *kablaz (“round piece of wood”). Cognate to Norwegian Nynorsk kjevle, Norwegian Bokmål kjevle, Icelandic kefli.

kavel c

1. (cooking) a rolling pin (food preparation utensil)
2. a roller (in a mangler)
3. cylindrical grip around a tang

• kavla (“roll with a rolling pin”)

• klave