kot

/kɔt/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les kots

Meaning

  1. student room, dorm room

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

pièce

Pièce is the general word for a room; kot is specifically Belgian French for a student's rented room or dorm room.

Practice

1 What does kot mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle loue un ___ près de l'université de Louvain.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kot?

Usage notes

Belgian French, common in university towns.

noun

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