kardoes

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch kardoes (“blackpowder load”), from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karˈdus/

Noun

kardoes (plural kardoese, diminutive kardoesie)

1. paper bag; brown bag
2. paper cone; piece of paper (usually small) twisted into a cone or spout shape, in which items like sweets or tobacco can be stored
3. (historical) packaging of black powder charges for cannons and firearms

Derived terms

• woefkardoes

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑrˈdus/
• Hyphenation: kar‧does
• Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta.

Noun

kardoes f (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

1. (historical) A package or cartridge containing one charge of black powder for a cannon. [from 16th c.]
2. (dated) A pack of tobacco, in particular snuff. [19th to 20th c.]

Related terms

• kartets

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kardoes

Etymology 2

Either from kardoespapier, with kardoes in the sense of etymology 1, or directly from the above sense.

Noun

kardoes n (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

1. (archaic) A thick type of paper.

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: kerdhus
• → Indonesian: kardus

Etymology 3

Perhaps from kardoeshond.

Noun

kardoes m (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

1. (dated) A kind of medium-sized dog with curly hair, comparable to a poodle or terrier.

Derived terms

• does

Indonesian

Noun

kardoes

1. Superseded spelling of kardus.