heksenketel

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Dutch[edit]

Witches from Macbeth (1830) by John Downman.

Etymology[edit]

From heks (witch) +‎ -en- +‎ ketel (kettle, cauldron).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: hek‧sen‧ke‧tel

Noun[edit]

heksenketel m (plural heksenketels, diminutive heksenketeltje n)

  1. witch's cauldron
  2. (figuratively, uncountable) pandemonium