kinkhoest
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of *kinken + hoest. The first element is a nasalised variant of kichen, a variant of kuchen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kinkhoest m (uncountable)
- whooping cough, pertussis (a contagious disease cause by Bordetella pertussis)
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: kenkus