kroos

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English

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Noun

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kroos

  1. plural of kroo

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch croes, ultimately from the root of kroezen (to be tightly curled), from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (bent or crooked object, curl), possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (twist, curl), same source as Persian گرس (gors, braid of hair).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kroːs/
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  • Hyphenation: kroos
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

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kroos n (uncountable)

  1. duckweed
    Synonyms: eendengroen, eendenkroos

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute