noun
Meaning 1
A ditch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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Standard Lemma guide
sloot
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/ˈsluːt/
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/ˈsluːɪt/
noun
Meaning 2
An irrigation channel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
A slut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans sloot, from Dutch sloot, from Middle Dutch slote, sloot, from Old Dutch *slōt, from Proto-West Germanic *slaut.