Meaning of kowtow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/

Definitions

The act of kowtowing.

intransitive

العربية تملق ركع سجد

Deutsch den Kotau machen Dienern einen Kotau machen

Español postración postrarse prostrarse (disused)

Suomi kumarrella nöyristellä

Français kowtow s'agenouiller se prosterner

日本語叩頭叩頭く土下座

한국어 고두 고두(叩頭)하다 머리를 조아리다

Nederlands buiging knielen kotau

Polski kłaniać się

Português fazer o kowtow kowtow prostrar-se

Русский де́лать коуто́у де́лать ни́зкий покло́н коутоу

Українська вклоня́тися

Tiếng Việt khấu đầu khúm núm lẫy

“Three elders dressed in their long silk ceremonial gowns perform the kowtow before the altar in their clan ancestral hall.”

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.