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.
Source