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- kouseband (superseded)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