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Guss.

instance noun of gießen: a pour, pouring

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʊs/

  1. instance noun of gießen: a pour, pouring

    masculine · strong
    ein Guss Milch

  2. casting

    masculine · strong

  3. short for Regenguss (“downpour; a short, heavy rainfall”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German guʒ, from Old High German guʒ, from Proto-West Germanic *guti, from the root of *geutan, whence German gießen (“to pour”). Cognate with Middle Low German gȫte (Swedish göt), Old English gyte.

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