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kou.

cold (low temperature)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑu̯/
  1. cold (low temperature)

    feminine · uncountable
  2. cold (illness)

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From older koude, from Middle Dutch coude, alteration (based on the adjective) of kelde, from Old Dutch *keldi, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Cognate with German Kälte and English cold (noun).

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