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kous.

stocking, long sock

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑu̯s/
  1. stocking, long sock

    feminine
  2. sock

    Belgium · Suriname · feminine
  3. mantle (incandescent covering of a heat source)

    feminine
  4. condom

    Suriname · feminine
  5. trousers, pants

    feminine · in-plural · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.

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