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kist.

a box, chest

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɪst/
  1. a box, chest

    feminine · masculine
  2. a coffin

    feminine · masculine
  3. an aeroplane

    feminine · informal · masculine
  4. a boot or large shoe, especially an army boot

    feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch kiste, from Old Dutch *kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē), from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂.

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