kou

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Meaning

  1. (feminine,uncountable) cold (low temperature)
  2. (feminine,uncountable) cold (illness)

Synonyms

ongesteldheid

kilheid

kilte

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɑu̯/
Etymology

From older koude, from Middle Dutch coude, alteration (based on the adjective) of kelde, from Old Dutch *keldi, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Cognate with German Kälte.

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