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Klette.

burdock

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklɛtə/
  1. burdock

    feminine
  2. a bur (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing)

    feminine
  3. a clingy person

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German klette, from Old High German kletta f, kletto m, from Proto-Germanic *klīþô, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley- (“to stick, smear”). Cognate with Old Saxon kledda f, kleddo m and Middle Low German klette. Related to klettern (“to climb”) and Kleid (“dress”), also Middle Dutch clisse, Dutch klis, Old English cliþe, clāte and English clote (“burdock”) (DWDS).

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