speelvogel

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈspeːlˌvoː.ɣəl/

noun
Definitions
  • (Belgium) a person with a very playful nature
  • (archaic) bower bird, bird of the family Ptilonorhynchidae

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish spelen (play) + Dutch, Flemish vogel (bird, dude, cat, critter, person).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

vogel

Gloss

bird, dude, cat, critter, person

Concept
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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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🐓 🐔 🐣 🐤 🐥 🐦️ 🐧 🕊️ 🦃 🦅 🦆 🦉 🦚 🦜 🦢 🪶

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