Kloß

See also: kloss

German

Alternative forms

• Kloss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German klōz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). More at cleat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloːs/

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• Homophone: Klos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Kloß m (genitive Kloßes, plural Klöße, diminutive Klößchen n)

1. thickish lump

   Synonyms: Bällchen, Klumpen, Knubbel

2. (cooking, especially northern and central Germany) dumpling

   Synonym: Knödel

3. (informal, offensive) fatso; overweight person

Related terms

• Klöten

Descendants

• Polish: kluska

Further reading

• “Kloß” in Duden online