Hoss

See also: hoss

English

Noun

Hoss

  1. Alternative letter-case form of hoss (Southern US term of address for a man).
    How's it going, Hoss?

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • hoos (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German hose, from Old High German hosa, from Proto-West Germanic *hosā.

Cognate with German Hose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhos/
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: Hoss

Noun

Hoss f (plural Hosse, diminutive Hossje)

  1. trousers, pants
    die Hosse aandun
    to wear the trousers
    Du mol die nasse Hosse aus!
    Take off those wet pants!
  • Hosseschisser
  • Strumphoss
  • Unnerhoss

References

  • André Kuster-Cid, Eduardo Fausto Kuster Cid (2018) “calça”, in Dicionário renano-hunsrik: português (in Portuguese), Vitória: Cousa, →ISBN, page 36, column 2
  • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Hoss”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 79, column 2
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