kardoes

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Dutch kardoes (“blackpowder load”), from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kardoes (plural kardoese, diminutive kardoesie)

  1. paper bag; brown bag
  2. paper cone; piece of paper (usually small) twisted into a cone or spout shape, in which items like sweets or tobacco can be stored
  3. (historical) packaging of black powder charges for cannons and firearms

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Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɑrˈdus/
  • Hyphenation: kar‧does
  • Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta.

Noun[edit]

kardoes f (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

  1. (historical) A package or cartridge containing one charge of black powder for a cannon. [from 16th c.]
  2. (dated) A pack of tobacco, in particular snuff. [19th to 20th c.]
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Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: kardoes

Etymology 2[edit]

Either from kardoespapier, with kardoes in the sense of etymology 1, or directly from the above sense.

Noun[edit]

kardoes n (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

  1. (archaic) A thick type of paper.
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Perhaps from kardoeshond.

Noun[edit]

kardoes m (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

  1. (dated) A kind of medium-sized dog with curly hair, comparable to a poodle or terrier.
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Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

kardoes

  1. Superseded spelling of kardus.
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