kardoes
Afrikaans
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch kardoes (“blackpowder load”), from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karˈdus/
Noun
kardoes (plural kardoese, diminutive kardoesie)
- paper bag; brown bag
- paper cone; piece of paper (usually small) twisted into a cone or spout shape, in which items like sweets or tobacco can be stored
- (historical) packaging of black powder charges for cannons and firearms
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑrˈdus/
- Hyphenation: kar‧does
- Rhymes: -us
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta.
Noun
kardoes f (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)
- (historical) a package or cartridge containing one charge of black powder for a cannon [from 16th c.]
- (dated) a pack of tobacco, in particular snuff [19th to 20th c.]
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kardoes
Etymology 2
Either from kardoespapier, with kardoes in the sense of etymology 1, or directly from the above sense.
Noun
kardoes n (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)
- (archaic) a thick type of paper
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: kerdhus
- → Indonesian: kardus
Etymology 3
Perhaps from kardoeshond.
Noun
kardoes m (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)
Derived terms
Indonesian
Noun
kardoes
- superseded spelling of kardus