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sloot.

A ditch.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsluːt//ˈsluːɪt/
  1. A ditch.

    South-Africa
  2. An irrigation channel.

    South-Africa · archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans sloot, from Dutch sloot, from Middle Dutch slote, sloot, from Old Dutch *slōt, from Proto-West Germanic *slaut.

noun/ˈsluːt//ˈsluːɪt/
  1. A slut.

    slang
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