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German
Etymology
From Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Dutch kloot, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). Doublet of Cloud. More at English cleat.
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Noun
Kloß m (strong, genitive Kloßes, plural Klöße, diminutive Klößchen n)
- thickish lump
- Synonyms: Bällchen, Klumpen, Knubbel
- (cooking, especially northern and central Germany) dumpling
- Synonym: Knödel
- (informal, offensive) fatso; overweight person
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