kroos

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

kroos

  1. plural of kroo

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kroos n (uncountable)

  1. duckweed
    Synonyms: eendengroen, eendenkroos

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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