Belgium

kot

Meaning

a student's rented room

Elsewhere

chambre d’étudiant

Explanation

France would say chambre d’étudiant. Belgium gets it down to one borrowed Dutch syllable.

Example

Elle a trouvé un kot sympa à deux pas de la fac.

She found a nice student room just a couple of minutes from campus.

Origin

From Dutch kot, meaning a hovel or a student's room.

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