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duffel

  • /dʌfəl/

Rhymes with -ʌfəl

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From Dutch duffel, named after Duffel, a town in Belgium, itself ultimately from Latin Dubrolocus, the first particle from Gaulish dubrum.

noun duffels · duffle · duffil · duffill

  1. countable, uncountable A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
  2. US, colloquial, countable, uncountable Outfit or supplies, collectively; kit.

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noun coarse woolen cloth

Françaisduffel
Русскийспо́ртик spórtik

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@misc{duffel_2026,
  title = {duffel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duffel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}