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kuw.

jaw

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. jaw

    dialectal · feminine
  2. gill

    dialectal · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch cuwe (“jaw, jawbone; gill”), variant of couwe, cauwe, from Old Dutch *kouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *kauwā. Compare also Middle Dutch guwe (“jaw”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.