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jas

Pronunciation: /jɑs/

“jas” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a coat (outer garment)
  2. someone who hasn't been born and raised in Volendam
  3. a jack or knave, especially as a trump card

Etymology

Origin unknown. Compare West Frisian jas (“coat, jacket”), Saterland Frisian Jasse (“jacket”), Middle Low German jesse, gesse (“a man's garment, doublet, jacket”).

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