das

American  

[das, dahs] / dæs, dɑs /

noun

• dases,
  plural
• dasses
  plural

1. hyrax.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dases
  plural
• dasses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of das

< Afrikaans; compare Dutch, Middle Dutch das badger, cognate with German Dachs; compare Norwegian svintoks

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

das dasses

In Brazil, the café das duas is a moment to pause and celebrate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

This tree was planted in the 19th Century in Coimbra's romantic Quinta das Lágrimas Gardens from seeds exchanged with Sydney's Botanical Garden and is a treasured landmark.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025

In the years since these federal policies were created, Brazilians were reading more, said Luiz Schwarcz, a co-founder of the prestigious publishing house Companhia das Letras and a writer himself.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Maria das Graças Penna Burgos was born in the northeastern city of Salvador in 1945 and began her musical career in 1960 after meeting fellow singer Caetano Veloso.

From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022

“Wer ist das? Oh, Ermenio, this is your family from the US?”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

A rick stood handy in the yard, and on going to it I found that three or four dasses of hay had been carved out ready for removal to the stalls.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough

Ye shallna try the unkindly dasses o' the Linn yet awhile, nor yet lie in 'Duncan's Pantry,' which has small store of victual in it.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

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