kloot
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clôot, from Old Dutch *klōt, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz. Cognate with English cleat. Related to Dutch kluit (“lump; lump of earth”) and klont (“lump”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kloːt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kloot
- Rhymes: -oːt
Noun
kloot m (plural kloten, diminutive klootje n)
- (dated) sphere, ball
- (informal, vulgar) testicle
Synonyms
- (sphere, ball): bal, bol
- (testicle): teelbal, testikel, zaadbal
Derived terms
- aardkloot
- donderkloot
- klootjesvolk
- klootzak
- klootschieten
See also
- klote
Anagrams
- lookt