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Kafir (2)[Kafir 词源字典]: "A member of a people of the Hindu Kush mountains of NE Afghanistan", From Arabic kāfir (see Kaffir).[Kafir etymology, Kafir origin, 英语词源]
ka-ching: "Used to represent the sound of a cash register, especially with reference to making money", Imitative; compare with ching.
kakuro: "A type of number puzzle in which players have to insert numbers into a crossword-like grid, with numbered clues and some blank squares", Early 21st century: blend of Japanese kasan 'addition' and kurosu, representing a Japanese pronunciation of cross.
klick: "A kilometre", 1960s: of unknown origin; the term was originally used in the Vietnam War.
kendo: "A Japanese form of fencing with two-handed bamboo swords, originally developed as a safe form of sword training for samurai", Japanese, from ken 'sword' + dō 'way'.
kulfi: "A type of Indian ice cream, typically served in the shape of a cone", From Hindi kulfī.
khat: "The leaves of an Arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion) as a stimulant", Mid 19th century: from Arabic qāt.
kittiwake: "A small gull that nests in colonies on sea cliffs, having a loud call that resembles its name", Early 17th century (originally Scots): imitative of its call. More cuckoo from Middle English:The cuckoo is one of those birds whose name echoes the sound of its distinctive call—other examples are curlew (Late Middle English), hoopoe (mid 17th century), kittiwake (mid 17th century), and peewit [E16th]. You can describe an unwelcome intruder in a place or situation as a cuckoo in the nest. This comes from the cuckoo's habit of laying her eggs to be raised in another bird's nest. Cuckold (Old English), referring to the husband of an unfaithful wife, also derives from cucu, and plays on the same cuckoo-in-the-nest idea, although it is not actually the husband who is being the ‘cuckoo’. The reason that a silly or mad person is described as a cuckoo, or is said to have gone cuckoo, is probably that the bird's monotonously repeated call suggests simple-mindedness. Kook, ‘an eccentric person’, is short for cuckoo. It was first recorded in the 1920s but only really became common in the late 1950s. See also cloud, coccyx
kaizen: "A Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement of working practices, personal efficiency, etc", Japanese, literally 'improvement'.
kirpan: "A short sword or knife with a curved blade, worn (sometimes in miniature form) as one of the five distinguishing signs of the Sikh Khalsa", From Punjabi and Hindi kiṛpān, from Sanskrit kṛpāṇa 'sword'.
keypal: "A person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging emails; an email penfriend", 1990s: from key¹ + pal, by analogy with pen pal.
kedgeree: "A European dish consisting chiefly of fish, rice, and hard-boiled eggs", From Hindi khichṛī; see khichri.
kaftan: "A man’s long belted tunic, worn in countries of the Near East", Late 16th century: from Turkish, from Persian ḵaftān, partly influenced by French cafetan.
kirsch: "Brandy distilled from the fermented juice of cherries", German, abbreviation of Kirschenwasser, from Kirsche 'cherry' + Wasser 'water'.
kombi: "A minibus, especially one used to transport passengers commercially", From Volkswagen's proprietary name, abbreviation of German Kombiwagen 'combination car'.
khazi: "A toilet", 1960s: from Italian casa 'house'.
kidult: "An adult with childish tastes", 1960s: blend of kid¹ and adult.
kameez: "A long tunic worn by many people from South Asia, typically with a salwar or churidars", From Arabic qamīṣ, perhaps from late Latin camisia (see chemise).
kidology: "The art or practice of deliberately deceiving or teasing people", 1960s: formed irregularly from the verb kid² + -logy.
kirby grip: "A type of hairgrip consisting of a thin folded and sprung metal strip or wire", 1920s: named after Kirby, Beard & Co. Ltd, of Birmingham, England, the original manufacturers.