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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of Adam (“Adam”) + -s- + kostuum (“suit, costume”). Referring to nudity in the Garden of Eden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.dɑms.kɔsˌtym/
- Hyphenation: adams‧kos‧tuum
Noun
adamskostuum n (plural adamskostuums)
- a man's birthday suit, more generally any person's state of nudity; the nude state
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