zooi

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier zode, from Middle Dutch sôde (“something boiled”), from Old Dutch *sōtho, from Proto-Germanic *sauþô, from the same root as zieden (“to boil”). Cognate with Sod- in German Sodbrennen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoːi̯/

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• Hyphenation: zooi
• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Noun

zooi f (plural zooien, diminutive zooitje n or zootje n)

1. mess, chaos
2. (colloquial) things, a huge quantity of stuff
3. (archaic) something boiled

Derived terms

• puinzooi
• waterzooi
• zooitje ongeregeld/zootje ongeregeld