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kurt

Meaning

  1. A wolf; Canis lupus or any of several related canines resembling in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
  2. larva, maggot.
  3. (figuratively) Someone who is very experienced about something or some place; a veteran, old hand.

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kuɾt/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قورت (kurt), from Proto-Turkic *kūrt. Compare Azerbaijani qurd, Kazakh құрт (qūrt), Uyghur قۇرت (qurt), Old Turkic [script needed] (kurt).

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