Kasperlek

Lëtzebuergesch

English
Français: guignol; guignol; guignol
Deutsch: Kasperle; Kasperletheater; Kasperle

Type: SUBST M
Plural: Kasperleken
Synonym: Klunni; Kasperl

Pronunciation (IPA)

[kˈɑspɐlek]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Kasperle (Puppe)
Français: guignol (marionnette)
English: puppet; Punch
Português: fantoche; roberto
Nederlands: Jan Klaassen (in de poppenkast)

Synonyms

Kasperl

Meaning 2

Deutsch: Kasperletheater (Puppenspiel)
Français: guignol (spectacle)
English: puppet theatre
Português: teatro de fantoches; teatro de robertos
Nederlands: poppenkast

Meaning 3

colloquial

Deutsch: Kasperle; Schelm; Hanswurst
Français: guignol (personne ridicule)
English: numpty
Português: polichinelo; palhaço
Nederlands: janklaassen

Synonyms

Klunni

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

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Example sentences

de Kasperlek huet sech mat der Hex zerklappt
Meaning 1: puppet; Punch
d'Spillschoulsjoffer huet de Kanner Kasperlek gespillt
Meaning 2: puppet theatre
wat bass du mer e Kasperlek !
colloquial
Meaning 3: numpty

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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