Zoot

See also: zoot

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Zort (chiefly Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

Attested 15th century as zortten (plural). Directly from Middle French sorte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsɔːt/

Noun

Zoot f (plural Zoote, diminutive Zöötche)

  1. (chiefly Ripuarian) kind; sort
    Ääpele jitt et er vill Zoote.
    Potatoes come in many sorts.
  2. (in particular) a certain kind of people, of characters
    Dat es en Zoot, die stirv net us.
    Those kind of people, they’ll never die out.
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