kousenband
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- kouseband (superseded)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Dutch cousenbant. Equivalent to kous + -en- + band. The sense “yardlong bean” originated in Surinamese Dutch.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkousenband m (plural kousenbanden)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: kousband
- Negerhollands: kous-bant
- → Sranan Tongo: kowsbanti
- → Lokono: kósoebantji
- → Aukan: kowsubanti
- → Caribbean Hindustani: kosbanti