kwakkel — meaning in English

English meaning

• fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
• quail noun A small, plump game bird related to pheasants and partridges.

Senses

kwakkel is used for these senses in English:

• fudge (uncountable, dated) A made-up story.
• quail Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

fudge — full definition

1. noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
2. verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
3. verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.

quail — full definition

1. noun A small, plump game bird related to pheasants and partridges.
2. verb To lose courage or shrink back out of fear.

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