houweel

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French hoel or hael, diminutive from hoe (“hoe, mattock”), which is itself derived from Old Dutch houwan (“to hew”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: hou‧weel === Noun === houweel n (plural houwelen, diminutive houweeltje n) pickaxe (mining tool) mattock (agricultural tool) ==== Synonyms ==== (pickaxe): pikhouweel, pikaks ==== Descendants ==== Berbice Creole Dutch: hawela Negerhollands: hau Skepi Creole Dutch: howela === References ===