kletskop

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛts.kɔp/

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• Hyphenation: klets‧kop

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Glatzkopf (“baldie”), itself from Glatze (“bald head;”) + Kopf (“head”).

Noun

kletskop m (plural kletskoppen, diminutive kletskopje n)

1. (colloquial, Belgium) a bald head
2. (metonymically, Belgium) a bald person (usually said of a man), a baldie

   Synonyms: kaalkop, kale

3. a hard and brittle type of cookie, with sugar, butter and peanuts or almonds as main ingredients

Related terms

• koppen

Etymology 2

From kletsen (“to talk”) +‎ kop (“head”).

Noun

kletskop m (plural kletskoppen, diminutive kletskopje n)

1. a blab, blabbermouth