kado
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaːˈdoː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ka‧do
Noun
kado n (plural kado's, diminutive kadootje n)
- (informal) Superseded spelling of cadeau.
- Welke zot heb me schoorsteen verstopt met kado's? (Hollandic)
- What madman clogged me chimney up with presents?
Usage notes
- Though officially superseded this variant remains in common use, especially in informal settings.
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kàː.dôː/
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch cadeau (informal kado), from French cadeau, from Old Occitan capdel (“ornament”), from Latin capitellum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈka.do]
- Hyphenation: ka‧do
Noun
kado (first-person possessive kadoku, second-person possessive kadomu, third-person possessive kadonya)
Further reading
- “kado” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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