Zwiwel

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian Zwiewel, from Middle High German zibolle, zwibolle, from Old High German zwibollo, from Late Latin cepulla, diminutive of Latin cepa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svivl̩/
  • Rhymes: -ivl̩
  • Hyphenation: Zwi‧wel

Noun

Zwiwel f (plural Zwiwle, diminutive Zwiwelche)

  1. (botany, cooking) onion (Allium cepa)
    Heit hom-mer die Zwiwle geernd. ― Today we picked the onions.
    Du sollst net zufiel Zwiwel debei dun. ― You should not lay too much onions.

Derived terms

nouns
  • Zwiwelgriens n

References

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Zwiwel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 183
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