English Words Starting With K

• koru

  nounRare
  /ˈkɔːruː/A stylised, spiral shape based on the unfurling silver fern frond, a fundamental motif in traditional Māori art.
• koruna

  nounLow
  /kɒˈruːnə/The primary currency unit of the Czech Republic (and formerly Czechoslovakia).
• koryak

  nounRare
  /ˈkɒrɪæk/An indigenous people inhabiting the Koryak Okrug in the Kamchatka Krai region of Russia
• korzybski

  nounVery low
  /kɔːˈʒɪbski/A proper noun (surname), most famously referring to Alfred Korzybski, a Polish-American philosopher and scientist who founded the field of general semantics.
• kos

  nounlow
  /kəʊʃ/an informal shortening of 'kosher,' originally meaning prepared according to Jewish dietary laws, now extended to mean legitimate, proper, or acceptable
• kosciusko

  nounVery low
  /ˌkɒsɪˈʌskəʊ/A proper noun referring to Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), a Polish-Lithuanian military leader and national hero who fought for independence in Poland and the United States.
• kosciuszko

  nounC2
  /ˌkɒz.iˈʊʃ.kəʊ/The surname of Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), a Polish-Lithuanian military leader, national hero of Poland, and a colonel in the American Revolutionary War who became a Brigadier General.
• kosha

  nounLow
  /ˈkəʊʃə/A specific type of Indian spiced vegetable stew, often rich and creamy.
• kosher

  adjectivenounverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈkəʊʃə/Food prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary laws.
• kosher pickle

  nounMedium (regionally frequent in North America)
  /ˌkəʊ.ʃə ˈpɪk.əl/A sour pickle prepared according to Jewish dietary laws (kashrut), typically using garlic and dill in a salt brine without vinegar.
• kosher salt

  nounMedium (Specialised/Culinary)
  /ˌkəʊʃə ˈsɒlt/A coarse-grained, additive-free edible salt with large, irregular flakes, originally used in the koshering process of meat to draw out blood.
• koshigaya

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkɒʃɪˈɡaɪə/A city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, part of the Greater Tokyo Area.
• kosice

  noununknown/very low
  /ˈkɒʃɪtseɪ/ (or /ˈkɒʃɪtsə/)
• kosinski

  nounLow
  /kɒˈsɪnski/A proper noun referring to a Polish surname of Slavic origin.
• kosovar

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈkɒsəvɑː/Relating to Kosovo or its people.
• kosovo

  nounModerate
  /ˈkɒsəvəʊ/A country in Southeastern Europe, officially the Republic of Kosovo, declared independent from Serbia in 2008.
• kosrae

  nounRare
  /ˈkɒsraɪ/An island, which is one of the four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia, located in the Pacific Ocean.
• kossel

  nounC1
  /ˈkɒd.əl/To treat with excessive care or kindness, especially in a way that prevents someone from becoming strong or independent.
• kossoff

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɒsɒf/A proper noun, primarily a surname, notably associated with the late British rock guitarist Paul Kossoff of the band Free.
• kossuth

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɒʃʊt/ or /ˈkɒsʊθ/A proper noun referring to Lajos Kossuth (1802–1894), a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician, and Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the 1848–1849 revolution.

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