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Kuddelmuddel
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German
Etymology
de nds-de Kuddelmuddel. The word originally meant "dirty linen" and is derived from the verb nds-de koddeln to wash clothes superficially. The rhyming part might be based on a cognate of de Modder mud, a nl - form of which also led to en muddle.
Pronunciation
de /ˌkʊdəlˈmʊdəl/
de De-Kuddelmuddel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n:m.sg
de colloquial jumble; hodgepodge; confusion
de Durcheinander Mischmasch Wirrwarr
Declension
n:m.sg