condoom

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English condom, either named for a British physician (during Charles II's reign) or from Italian guantone, from guanto (“glove”); cognate with German Kondom and French condom.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈdoːm/
  • Hyphenation: con‧doom
  • Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

condoom n (plural condooms, diminutive condoompje n)

  1. condom
    Synonym: kous
    Hypernym: voorbehoedsmiddel

Derived terms

  • condoomautomaat

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kondom

See also

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