kroos

English

Noun

kroos

1. plural of kroo

Anagrams

• Oroks, Rooks, rokos, rooks

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch croes, ultimately from the root of kroezen (“to be tightly curled”), from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroːs/

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• Hyphenation: kroos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

kroos n (uncountable)

1. duckweed

   Synonyms: eendengroen, eendenkroos

Derived terms

• eendenkroos
• kroosvaren