dwaal

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noun

A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state

“sitting here in a dwaal”

OriginAfrikaans dwaal →
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Meanings

noundwaal (plural dwaals)

plural dwaals

  1. South AfricainformalA dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state

    sitting here in a dwaal

Origin

  1. Afrikaansdwaal“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”
  2. Englishdwaal

From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dwaal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwaal

MLA

“dwaal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwaal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dwaal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwaal.

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