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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of *kinken + hoest. The first element is a nasalised variant of kichen, a variant of kuchen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪŋk.ɦust/, /ˈkɪŋ.kust/
- Hyphenation: kink‧hoest
Noun
kinkhoest m (uncountable)
- whooping cough, pertussis (a contagious disease cause by Bordetella pertussis)
Descendants