kousenband

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • kouseband (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cousenbant. Equivalent to kous +‎ -en- +‎ band. The sense “yardlong bean” originated in Surinamese Dutch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu.sə(n)ˌbɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kou‧sen‧band

Noun

kousenband m (plural kousenbanden)

  1. garter
  2. yardlong bean, asparagus bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kousband
  • Negerhollands: kous-bant
  • → Sranan Tongo: kowsbanti
    • → Lokono: kósoebantji
    • → Aukan: kowsubanti
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: kosbanti
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.