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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English spaniel, ultimately from Old French espaigneul (modern French épagneul), from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus (“Spanish”), from Hispānia (“Spain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛn.jəl/
- Hyphenation: spa‧ni‧el
Noun
spaniël m (plural spaniëls, diminutive spaniëltje n)
- a spaniel (small to medium-sized gun dog type)
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