kies
Meaning
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- (masculine) molar
- (figuratively,masculine) certain resembling objects
Concepts
toothing stone
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kis/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kiese (late), borrowed from Old Frisian kēse, from Proto-West Germanic *kūsiju. Displaced older kuis, from Middle Dutch *cuse, from the same Proto-West Germanic source.
New
kiezen
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- (intransitive,transitive) to choose, decide
- to vote
- to elect, choose
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