Etymology

yodel

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Today it means: To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto. Full definition →

German jodeln
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  1. German · borrowed fromjodeln
  2. German · borrowed fromjodeln
  3. English todayyodel

Borrowed from German jodeln.

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