List of English Words of Dutch Origin - C

C

Caboose
from kambuis or kombuis (="ship's kitchen", "galley")
Cam
from Dutch cam (="cog of a wheel," originally "comb"), cognate of English comb
Clove (disambiguation)
from kloof (="steep valley", "gorge")
Cockatoo
from kaketoe
Coleslaw
from koolsla (literally "cabbage salad")
Commodore
probably from Dutch kommandeur, from French commandeur, from Old French comandeor
Cookie
from koekje, or in informal Dutch koekie (="biscuit", "cookie")
Coney Island
(English dialect word for Rabbit) from Conyne Eylandt (literally "Rabbit Island"), in modern Dutch 'konijn' and 'eiland'.
Crimp
from krimpen (= "to shrink")
Cruise
from Dutch kruisen (="to cross, sail to and fro"), from kruis (="cross")
Cruller
from Dutch krullen (="to curl")

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