Güggel

Alemannic German

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare regional German Gickel, southern or colloquial German Gockel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡyɡːəl/

Noun

Güggel m (plural Güggel)

cock, rooster

Synonyms

Guli (Glarus, Zurich)
Hane (Valais)

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 58.

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