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English
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Proper noun
Hood (countable and uncountable, plural Hoods)
- A surname.
- A placename
- A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
- Ellipsis of Hood County.
- Ellipsis of Hood River. (river)
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German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German hôt, from Old Saxon hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. Cognate with English hood.
Noun
Hood m (plural Hoden)
- hood; hat
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