condoom

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English condom, either named for a British physician (during Charles II's reign) or from Italian guantone, from guanto (“glove”); cognate with German Kondom and French condom.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈdoːm/
• Hyphenation: con‧doom
• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

condoom n (plural condooms, diminutive condoompje n)

1. condom

   Synonym: kous

   Hypernym: voorbehoedsmiddel

Derived terms

• condoomautomaat

Descendants

• Indonesian: kondom

See also

• voorbehoedsmiddel