leut

Meaning

1. (colloquial, masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) fun, pleasure
2. (Netherlands, colloquial, masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) coffee

Concepts

café

java

joe

Synonyms

koffie

☕

vrolijkheid

slemp

Translations

Heiterkeit

gaité

Kaffee

☕

καφές

καφετί

καφετιά

caféier

☕

farce

rigolade

😆

caffè

☕

chicco di caffè

qawe

qaweyî

qehwe

☕

قاوه

Pronounced as (IPA)

/løːt/

Etymology

Uncertain. Cognate with West Flemish leute (“fun, pleasure, enjoyment”). The word may originally meant "deception," in which case it could be related to Frankish *leut (“deceptive, deceitful”). For the semantic development from "deception" to "fun, pleasure" compare also pret, which is related to words pertaining to deceit and boastfulness (English prat).
The sense "coffee" (first attested 1897) is secondary to the sense "fun, pleasure" (first attested 1634). While some etymologists regard the -leut in words such as theeleut and koffieleut to be identical to this word, this is improbable for a number of reasons; more at Etymology 2 below and confer the cited references.