Kutte

See also: kutte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kutte (“monk habit”), from Medieval Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kutte f (genitive Kutte, plural Kutten)

1. habit (a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns)
2. (slang, heavy metal scene) a jeans or leather jacket covered with band patches

Derived terms

• Bikerkutte
• Fankutte
• Jeanskutte
• Mönchskutte
• Nonnenkutte
• Ordenskutte

 

Further reading

• “Kutte” in Duden online