jokul

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UK/ˈjəʊ.kəl/US/ˈjoʊ.kəl/

noun

A mountain covered with ice and snow, a snow mountain.

“Meanwhile, Kailash is also the only jokul in China that was explicitly banned from climbing.”

OriginIcelandic jökull →
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Meanings

nounjokul (plural jokuls)

plural jokuls

  1. A mountain covered with ice and snow, a snow mountain.

    Meanwhile, Kailash is also the only jokul in China that was explicitly banned from climbing.

Origin

  1. Icelandicjökull“glacier”
  2. Englishjokul

From Icelandic jökull (“glacier”). Doublet of ickle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jokul

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Sounds the same

yokel
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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