koker
See also: Koker
English
Etymology
From Dutch koker. Doublet of cocker and quiver.
Noun
koker (plural kokers)
- (Guyana) A sluice.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoː.kər/
- Hyphenation: ko‧ker
- Rhymes: -oːkər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch coker.
Noun
koker m (plural kokers, diminutive kokertje n)
- tube, cylinder, cylindrical case, quiver
Derived terms
- peniskoker
Descendants
- → Arawak: kokoro
- → Guyanese Creole English: koker
- → Papiamentu: kokkertsje (dated)
- → Russian: ко́кор (kókor)
- → Sranan Tongo: kokro
- → Caribbean Hindustani: kokro
- → Caribbean Javanese: kokro
- → Trinidadian Creole English: koka
Etymology 2
From koken (“to cook”) + -er.
Noun
koker m (plural kokers)
- (uncommon) Someone who cooks or boils.
- A device used for boiling.
Middle English
Noun
koker
- Alternative form of coker
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
koker
- present of koke
West Frisian
Etymology
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Noun
koker c (plural kokers, diminutive kokerke)
- quiver (tube for holding arrows)
Further reading
- “koker”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011