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koster.

a koster (type of wide sailboat from Bohuslän)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a koster (type of wide sailboat from Bohuslän)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Koster, also called Kosteröarna (the Koster islands), an archipelago in northern Bohuslän, known as the Koster Islands in English. The name is of uncertain origin, possibly Old Norse kostir (“eating place”), referring to bountiful fishing around the islands, from kostr (“choice, goods, food”).

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