kajuit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Low German kajüte, probably from Middle Dutch kayhute, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly borrowed from Old French, according to Watkins, possibly a mix of cabane + hutte. Other possibilities include cave (“hollow”) or Dutch kooi (“cage”), a doublet of it.

Cognate with German Kajüte. Also compare French cahute, which could be a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kajuit f (plural kajuiten, diminutive kajuitje n)

1. cabin on a ship

Synonyms

• hut

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kajuit”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
• “cahoots”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.