mokkel

Meaning

1. (Netherlands, colloquial, feminine, neuter) broad, babe
2. (Netherlands, derogatory, feminine, neuter, offensive) slut
3. (Netherlands, colloquial, feminine, neuter) chubby woman or girl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔ.kəl/

Etymology

Cognate with Luxembourgish: mockeleg

Cognate with German: muckelig

In summary

Related with Luxembourgish mockeleg (“plump”), German muckelig (“cozy, pleasantly warm or soft”). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from dialectal mocke (“slut, babe”), which could be a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus (“swine, pig”), or related to mok (“mug, large cup”), with the original sense of "roundish object."