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zoen.

kiss, smooch

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/zun/

  1. kiss, smooch

    masculine

  2. reconciliation, saught (act of reconciling or state of being reconciled)

    archaic · masculine

  3. atonement (act of atoning)

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch zoene, soen, soene, swoene (“reconciliation; atonement; kiss”), from Old Dutch *sōna, *swōna (“reconciliation; peace; agreement”), from Proto-Germanic *sōnō, *swōnō (“appeasement; reconciliation; atonement; sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”). Cognate with German Sühne (“atonement”). Related to Dutch gezond (“healthy”).

noun/zun/

  1. a chocolate-coated cream or marshmallow treat

    masculine
Where this word comes from

A shortening of and alternative to negerzoen.

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