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Hebrew
Etymology
Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1888, based on phonetic similarity to French nasal, the root נ־ז־ל (n-z-l), and the pattern קַטֶּלֶת (katélet, qaṭṭéleṯ) that indicates a disease. Before the coinage the word נזילה was used with this meaning.
Noun
נַזֶּלֶת • (nazélet) f (plural indefinite נַזָּלוֹת, singular construct נַזֶּלֶת־)
- snot (mucus from the nose)
- Synonym: (slang) חננה
1934, Binyamin Caspi (lyrics and music), “השפן הקטן [The Little Rabbit]”:הַשָּׁפָן הַקָּטָן / שָׁכַח לִסְגֹּר הַדֶּלֶת / הִצְטַנֵּן / הַמִּסְכֵּן / וְקִבֵּל נַזֶּלֶת- The little rabbit / forgot to close the door / caught a cold / poor / and got snuffles
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