cadeau

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French cadeau.

Pronunciation

Noun

cadeau

  1. accolade, praise, props.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cadeau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaːˈdoː/, /kɑˈdoː/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧deau
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

cadeau n (plural cadeaus, diminutive cadeautje n)

  1. present; gift
    Synonym: geschenk

Alternative forms

  • kado (superseded, informal)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kado
  • → Aukan: kadoo
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: kádo
  • → Indonesian: kado
  • → Javanese: ꦏꦝꦺꦴ (kadho)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan capdel (“ornament”), from Latin capitellum. Doublet of cadet, caudillo, and chapiteau.

Pronunciation

Noun

cadeau m (plural cadeaux)

  1. present, gift

Derived terms

Descendants

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