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Kiste.

chest, box

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɪstə/[ˈkʰɪs.tə]
  1. chest, box

    feminine
  2. crate, case (a box that contains beverage bottles)

    feminine
  3. bed, sleeping furniture

    feminine · informal
  4. old banger, hooptie

    feminine · informal
  5. television set

    feminine · informal
  6. computer tower

    feminine · informal
  7. affair, matter

    feminine · informal · regional
  8. coffin in which a person is interred

    feminine · informal · uncommon
  9. fundament, buttocks

    feminine · informal · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”).

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