kloot

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clôot, from Old Dutch *klōt, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz. Cognate with English cleat. Related to Dutch kluit (“lump; lump of earth”) and klont (“lump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloːt/

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• Hyphenation: kloot
• Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

kloot m (plural kloten, diminutive klootje n)

1. (dated) sphere, ball
2. (informal, vulgar) testicle

Synonyms

• (sphere, ball): bal, bol
• (testicle): teelbal, testikel, zaadbal

Derived terms

• aardkloot
• donderkloot
• klootjesvolk
• klootzak
• klootschieten

See also

• klote

Anagrams

• lookt