Knubbel

Meaning

  1. (masculine,regional,strong) knob, knot (a swollen or thick spot on something)
  2. (Germany,Western,masculine,regional,strong) knot (of people)
  3. (Germany,Western,masculine,regional,strong) a subdivision in certain carnival clubs that are organised on a mock-military basis, equivalent to a platoon

Concepts

abscess

boil

growth

pimple

rash

tumor

tumour

ulcer

knob

node

thickening

Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈknʊbəl/
Etymology

A Central German and German Low German word, derived from Middle Low German knobbe (whence also English knob); see Knopf (“button”). Cognate with Dutch knobbel.

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