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Kappes

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (Central, German, Upper-German, West, masculine, no-plural, strong) cabbage, Brassica oleracea
  2. (figuratively, masculine, no-plural, strong) nonsense

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈkapəs/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From western German dialects including Central Franconian Kappes (“cabbage”). The meaning “nonsense” might be a loan translation of Kohl (etymology 2), the origins of which are quite unclear, however.

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