K

kandjar

,

m.

long Oriental dagger.

Karl

, Charles (German).

Kasba

,

f.

casbah (citadel and palace of a sovereign in the Barbary States).

Kasper

, Jasper (German).

kilomètre

,

m.

kilometer (5/8 mile).

kiosque

,

m.

kiosque (pavilion).

Kislar-agassi

,

m.

the chief of the Eunuchs in the Imperial Harem (

kîz

= girl or woman, in

Turkish;

lar

is the plural suffix;

agâ

= chief;

si

is the possessive pronoun of the third persan;

kîzlar-agâsi

= chief of the women).

kreutzer

,

m.

kreutzer (German coin = 2/3 cent; pronounced in French:

creutsair

).