kloot

Meaning

  1. (dated, masculine) sphere, ball
  2. (informal, masculine, vulgar) testicle

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kloːt/
Etymology

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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