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Caribbean Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch schout.
Noun
sekaut
- police, police officer
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch schout, from Middle Dutch schout, shortened from earlier scoutete, scouthete, from Old Dutch skolthēti, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: sê‧ka‧ut
Noun
sekaut or sêkaut
- (archaic) sheriff, bailiff, an official in charge of a police force.
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