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(masculine, strong) pig's snout
(masculine, strong) proboscis; trunk (prolonged nose of certain mammals, notably elephants)
(masculine, strong) proboscis (similar organ in certain insects, etc.)
(informal, masculine, offensive, possibly, strong) beak (human nose, especially a large one)

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Basel-Landschaft

rissel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁʏsəl/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

In summary

With irregular shortening of the stem vowel from Middle High German rüezel, from Old High German *ruozil, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtil. Compare typologically Polish ryj, Russian ры́ло (rýlo) (akin to рыть (rytʹ)).