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Golf.

bay, gulf

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɔlf/
  1. bay, gulf

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos). See gulf.

noun/ɡɔlf/
  1. golf

    neuter · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English golf, probably from Middle Dutch colve and then a doublet of Kolben.

noun/ɡɔlf/
  1. Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Brandname. Apparently with associations to both above etymologies. Compare the contemporaneous models Jetta (from the jetstream), Passat (from Passat “trade wind”) and Polo (from the polo sport).

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