kur

Pronunciation: /kʉːr/

“kur” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

a small shed or roof, a shelter or sentry-box
a cure (for a disease), a remedy, a treatment

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German kūr, related to kūren (origin of German kauern and English cower), according to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, bend”), see also Proto-Germanic *kuddô (“shell, pod”).

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