Kloß

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) thickish lump
2. (masculine,strong) dumpling
3. (informal,masculine,offensive,strong) fatso; overweight person

Concepts

lump

dumpling

ball

clod

mass

boule

bowl

chunk

Klöße

bundle

clump

cluster

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kloːs/

Etymology

From Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Dutch kloot, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). Doublet of Cloud. More at English cleat.

Sentences

Entschuldigen Sie , ich habe einen Kloß im Hals .

Excuse me, I have a lump in my throat.