No. 5,590 in Dutch
mechels
"Mechels" refers to something related to Mechelen, a city in Belgium.
In a sentence
De Mechelse hond is bekend om zijn intelligentie.
The Mechels dog is known for its intelligence.
Here, 'Mechelse' is an adjective signifying 'originating from Mechelen,' describing 'hond' (dog) as related to Mechelen.
Hij kocht een mechels tapijt bij de antiekwinkel.
He bought a Mechelen carpet at the antique store.
Here, 'mechels' is an adjective meaning 'related to or originating from Mechelen' and describes 'tapijt' (carpet).
Het is mechels dialect, wat lastig te verstaan is.
It is Mechelen dialect, which can be difficult to understand.
In this sentence, 'mechels' functions as an adjective describing 'dialect' and refers to the specific local variety of speech associated with Mechelen.
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