Prügel

== German == === Etymology === From Late Middle High German brügel, an l-suffixed formation from Middle High German brüge (“framework”), itself related to Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (“bridge”), with semantic shift "framework" > "structured object" > "club, cudgel". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpʁyː.ɡəl] === Noun === Prügel m (strong, genitive Prügels, plural Prügel) club, cudgel (informal, mildly vulgar) cock, penis (plural only) swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment Synonyms: (colloquial) Dresche, (colloquial) Haue, (colloquial) Kloppe eine Tracht Prügel ― a good thrashing ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Prügelbank Prügelknabe Prügler prügeln === References === === Further reading === “Prügel” in Duden online “Prügel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)