kroos

English

Noun

kroos

  1. plural of kroo

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch croes, ultimately from the root of kroezen (“to be tightly curled”), from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kroːs/
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  • Hyphenation: kroos
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

kroos n (uncountable)

  1. duckweed
    Synonyms: eendengroen, eendenkroos

Derived terms

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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