kado

See also: kādo, kadō, and Kado

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈdoː/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧do

Noun

kado n (plural kado's, diminutive kadootje n)

1. (informal) Superseded spelling of cadeau.

   Welke zot heb me schoorsteen verstopt met kado's? (Hollandic)

   What madman clogged me chimney up with presents?

Usage notes

• Though officially superseded this variant remains in common use, especially in informal settings.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

French cadeau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kado/

Noun

kado

1. present; gift

Hausa

Etymology

From French cadeau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàː.dôː/

Noun

kā̀dô m (possessed form kā̀dôn)

1. (Niger) gift for children

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch cadeau (informal kado), from French cadeau, from Old Occitan capdel (“ornament”), from Latin capitellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.do]
• Hyphenation: ka‧do

Noun

kado (first-person possessive kadoku, second-person possessive kadomu, third-person possessive kadonya)

1. gift; present

   Synonyms: hadiah, pemberian

Alternative forms

• cadeau (pre-1947)

Further reading

• “kado” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kado

1. Rōmaji transcription of かど

Romani

Pronoun

kado m (demonstrative, feminine kadi)

1. this

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch cadeau, from French cadeau.

Noun

kado

1. gift, present

   Synonym: presenti

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “kado”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary