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Kloß.

thickish lump

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kloːs/
  1. thickish lump

    masculine · strong
  2. dumpling

    masculine · strong
  3. fatso; overweight person

    informal · masculine · offensive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German klōz, from Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Dutch kloot, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). Doublet of Cloud. More at English cleat.

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