Zoot

See also: zoot

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Zort (chiefly Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

Attested 15th century as zortten (plural). Directly from Middle French sorte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsɔːt/

Noun

Zoot f (plural Zoote, diminutive Zöötche)

1. (chiefly Ripuarian) kind; sort

   Ääpele jitt et er vill Zoote.

   Potatoes come in many sorts.

2. (in particular) a certain kind of people, of characters

   Dat es en Zoot, die stirv net us.

   Those kind of people, they’ll never die out.