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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of knekel (“bone”) + huis (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkneː.kəlˌɦœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: kne‧kel‧huis
Noun
knekelhuis n (plural knekelhuizen, diminutive knekelhuisje n)
- building where disinterred (human) bones are stored, usually at a cemetery; bonehouse, charnel house
- Synonym: beenderhuis