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kæft.

mouth

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɛfd]

  1. mouth

    common-gender · offensive

  2. jaw

    archaic · common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish kiæft, from Old Norse kjaptr, from Proto-Germanic *kebutaz. Cognate with Swedish käft, Norwegian kjeft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur. Related to kæbe and kaje.

intj[ˈkɛfd]

  1. Expression of emotion.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish kiæft, from Old Norse kjaptr, from Proto-Germanic *kebutaz. Cognate with Swedish käft, Norwegian kjeft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur. Related to kæbe and kaje.

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