Masculine
angel
Meaning
- (masculine) sting, dart (insect's organ)
- (masculine) hook, fish-hook, angle
- (masculine) tang (extension of a tool or weapon's head that is inserted in a handle)
- (masculine, obsolete, rare) a snake's tongue
Frequency
Hyphenated as
an‧gel
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑŋəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch angel, from Old Dutch *angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz. Cognate with German Angel.
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