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keet

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See also: -keet

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of parakeet

Alternative forms

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Noun

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keet (plural keets)

  1. (colloquial) A lorikeet or parakeet.

Etymology 2

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onomatopoeia

Noun

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keet (plural keets)

  1. A guineafowl.
  2. A young guineafowl.
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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch kete, of uncertain origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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keet m or f (plural keten, diminutive keetje n)

  1. a shack or stand
  2. a barrack, shed, shanty
  3. a row, unruliness, especially in keet schoppen; rumble, frolicking
  4. a salt container; a salt boiling installation

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Petjo: keet, keetje
  • Papiamentu: keet, ket

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