Kessel

German (Berlin)

/ˈkɛsəl/

noun
Definitions
  • a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc.
  • (military) an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)
  • (hunting) the lair of certain animals such as fox, badger, rabbit, and wild boar

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German kezzel inherited from Old High German kezzil inherited from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (vessel, kettle, bucket) derived from Latin catīnus (vessel, flat dish).

Origin

Latin

catīnus

Gloss

vessel, flat dish

Kanji

器

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