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poot.

limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/poːt/
  1. limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human)

    masculine
    Spinnen hebben acht poten.
  2. leg or foot

    informal · masculine
    Geen poot hebben om op te staan.
  3. hand

    informal · masculine
    Blijf met je poten van me af!
  4. leg of an object, e.g. furniture

    masculine
    Een kruk met drie poten.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pôte (“limb, claw”), further etymology unclear. The only known Germanic cognate is Middle Low German pote (itself having been borrowed as Danish pote, Norwegian Bokmål pote, Norwegian Nynorsk pote and German Pfote). Outside Germanic, Old French pote and Catalan pota may be related. See also English paw.

noun/poːt/
  1. homosexual man

    derogatory · masculine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Shortened from ruigpoot.

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