koker

See also: Koker

English

Etymology

From Dutch koker. Doublet of cocker and quiver.

Noun

koker (plural kokers)

1. (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)

1. tube, cylinder, cylindrical case, quiver

Derived terms

• kokerrok
• peniskoker

 

Descendants

• → Lokono: 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)

1. (uncommon) Someone who cooks or boils.
2. A device used for boiling.

Middle English

Noun

koker

1. Alternative form of coker

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

koker

1. present of koke

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

koker c (plural kokers, diminutive kokerke)

1. quiver (tube for holding arrows)

Further reading

• “koker”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011