kak

/ (ˈkʌk) /

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noun Southern African taboo

faeces

rubbish

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Word Origin for kak

Afrikaans

Words nearby kak

Kaiserslautern, k'ai shu, kaizen, Kajaani, Kajar, kak, kaka, kaka beak, kakapo, kakariki, kakebuton

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How to use kak in a sentence

Water they carried from near Kak-a-mak-kook, named from the alders growing round the stream.
Indian Legends of Vancouver Island|Alfred Carmichael
The prefixed syllable, Kak, may be derived from Kukidjewum, a rapid stream.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
In the archaic linear form, KAK is a triangle with one of the angles pointing to the right.
Sumerian Hymns|Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh
The most common wooden vessel in the Bontoc area is the kak-wan′, a vessel, or “pail” holding about six or eight quarts.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks

The other long name is a compound of Zuhuy kak camal cacal puc.
The Maya Chronicles|Various