kas

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noun

A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

OriginDutch kas ← Middle Dutch kasse ← Old French casse →
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Meanings

kas1

nounkas (plural kases)

plural kases · alternative kaas

  1. A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

kas2

noun
  1. pluralplural of ka

KAs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of KA

Origin

  1. Latincapsa“box, chest, case”
  2. Old Frenchcasse
  3. Middle Dutchkasse
  4. Dutchkas“cupboard, chest, case”
  5. Englishkas

Borrowed from Dutch kas (“cupboard, chest, case”), from Middle Dutch kasse, casse, from Old French casse, from Latin capsa (“box, chest, case”).

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APA

kas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kas

MLA

“kas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kas.

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