"houweel" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: Nl-houweel.ogg Forms: houwelen [plural], houweeltje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French hoel or hael, diminutive from hoe (“hoe, mattock”), which is itself derived from Old Dutch houwan (“to hew”). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|fro|hoel}} Old French hoel, {{der|nl|odt|houwan|gloss=to hew}} Old Dutch houwan (“to hew”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} houweel n (plural houwelen, diminutive houweeltje n)
  1. pickaxe (mining tool) Tags: neuter Synonyms (pickaxe): pikhouweel, pikaks
    Sense id: en-houweel-nl-noun-tfyybd1m Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'pickaxe': 86 14
  2. mattock (agricultural tool) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-houweel-nl-noun-oDBYrOCg Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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      "word": "hawela"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "hau"
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    {
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    ],
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    ],
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    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
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    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old French",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "lang": "Berbice Creole Dutch",
      "lang_code": "brc",
      "word": "hawela"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "hau"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Skepi Creole Dutch",
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      "word": "howela"
    }
  ],
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    ],
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      "hael",
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    [
      "hoe",
      "hoe#Old_French"
    ],
    [
      "houwan",
      "houwan#Old_Dutch"
    ]
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "houweeltje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
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  ],
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        "hou",
        "weel"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "pickaxe (mining tool)"
      ],
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        [
          "pickaxe",
          "pickaxe"
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      ],
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "mattock"
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "pickaxe",
      "word": "pikhouweel"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pickaxe",
      "word": "pikaks"
    }
  ],
  "word": "houweel"
}

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