zooi

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier zode, from Middle Dutch sode (“something boiled”), from Old Dutch *sōtho, from Proto-Germanic *sauþô, from the same root as zieden (“to boil”). Cognate with Sod- in German Sodbrennen.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -oːi̯

Noun

zooi f (plural zooien, diminutive zooitje n or zootje n)

mess, chaos
(colloquial) things, a huge quantity of stuff
(archaic) something boiled

Derived terms

puinzooi
waterzooi
zooitje ongeregeld/zootje ongeregeld