LuxVocabulary

Dickelchen

Lëtzebuergesch
English
chicken; cheeky girl
Français
poule; poulette
Deutsch
Huhn; kesses Mädchen
Type
SUBST N
Plural
Dickelcher

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

child language

Deutsch
Huhn (Haushuhn)
Français
poule (oiseau de basse-cour)
English
hen; chicken
Português
galinha (ave)
Nederlands
kip

Meaning 2

colloquial pejorative archaic

Deutsch
kesses Mädchen; kesse Biene
Français
poulette; nana
English
bird; chick (young woman)
Português
franga; pita (rapariga nova)
Nederlands
vlot meisje

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • Dickelchen
  • Dickelcher

Example sentences

  1. um Bauerenhaff sinn d'Kanner d'Dickelcher an d'Gusse kucke gaangen

    child language

    Meaning 1: hen; chicken

  2. ech froe mech, wat dat jonkt Dickelchen un deem ale Kärel do fënnt?

    colloquialpejorativearchaic

    Meaning 2: bird; chick

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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