Masculine

kloot

Meaning

(dated, masculine) sphere, ball
(informal, masculine, vulgar) testicle

ball-bearing

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kloːt/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

clôot

Inherited from Old Dutch

*klōt

Cognate with English

cleat

In summary

From Middle Dutch clôot, from Old Dutch *klōt, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz. Cognate with English cleat. Related to Dutch kluit (“lump; lump of earth”) and klont (“lump”).

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