See also: kök and Kök

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch koek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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koek (plural koeke)

  1. cake
  2. tangle of hair
  3. vulva (slang)

Descendants

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  • Sotho: kuku

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch coeke, from Old Dutch *kuoko, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô. Doublet of quiche.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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koek m (plural koeken, diminutive koekje n)

  1. cookie, cake, biscuit, wafer
  2. (uncountable) any type of cake or biscuit
  3. (by extension) something doughy or sticky
  4. (heraldry) roundel

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: koek
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kuku
  • Jersey Dutch: kuk
  • Sranan Tongo: kuku
    • Lokono: kuku
    • Aukan: kuku
    • Caribbean Hindustani: kuku
    • Caribbean Javanese: kuku
    • Kwinti: kúku
    • Saramaccan: kúku

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian kōke, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô.

Noun

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koek c (plural koeken, diminutive koekje)

  1. (countable) cake
    Synonym: koeke
  2. (in the diminutive) cookie

Further reading

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  • koeke (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011