kous

Meaning

  1. (feminine) stocking, long sock
  2. (Belgium,Suriname,feminine) sock
  3. (feminine) mantle (incandescent covering of a heat source)
  4. (Suriname,feminine) condom
  5. (feminine,in-plural,obsolete) trousers, pants

Frequency

21k
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɑus/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.

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