das

American  

[das, dahs] / dæs, dɑs /

noun

plural

dases, dasses

1. hyrax.

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Etymology

Origin of das

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

Example Sentences

Until recently, he says India meant only Caminho das Índias - the 2009 Brazilian primetime show - to him.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

“Girllaaaaaaa … das Mufasaaaaaaa,” wrote Adiz “Bambi” Benson of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta,” echoing the chant from Pierre’s viral December stroll down the Spirit Tunnel backstage at Jennifer Hudson’s show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

The rocky point is called Ponto das Lajes on the north shore of the Amazon near where the Rio Negro and Solimoes rivers join.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

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

And we ended it this way: “Sila-go-tsoi do chah-lakai Ya-ansh-go das dez e e Washindon be Akalh-bi Kosi la Hozo-g-kay-ha-tehn. ”

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac