Hideout

/ˈhaɪd.aʊt/ noun

Definition

A secret place where someone goes to hide or escape, especially used by criminals or people in danger. It's a safe spot where people don't want to be found.

Etymology

Compound word from 'hide' (Old English 'hydan' meaning to conceal) plus 'out' (from 'hide out' as a phrasal verb). The noun form became popular in 20th-century American English, especially in crime fiction.

Kelly Says

The word 'hideout' exploded in popularity with 1920s-1930s gangster culture and detective stories—it perfectly captures that thrilling idea of a secret criminal lair that shows up everywhere from films to video games today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስህብ
meshib
ARالعربية
مأوى
ma'wi
BNবাংলা
গোপনস্থান
gup-on-stho-than
CACatalà
amagat
a-ma-gat
CSČeština
kryt
krypt
DADansk
skjult sted
skjult sted
DEDeutsch
Versteck
fer-stek
ELΕλληνικά
κρυψώνα
krypso-na
ESEspañol
refugio
ree-foo-gee-oh
FAفارسی
مکان پنهان
makan panhan
FISuomi
piilopaikka
pii-loo-pah-i-kka
FRFrançais
cache
ka-sh
GUGU
ગુપ્ત સ્થળ
gup-t sth-al
HAHA
wuri mai gane
woo-ree mai ga-ne
HEעברית
מקום מסתור
makom mis-tor
HIहिन्दी
छिपने का स्थान
chhipne ka sthān
HUMagyar
rejtőhely
rayt-oh-hely
IDBahasa Indonesia
tempat bersembunyi
tem-pat ber-sembunyi
IGIG
ọkpụrụ
oh-koo-roo
ITItaliano
rifugio
ree-foo-gee-oh
JA日本語
隠れ家
kakurega
KKKK
gizil yer
giz-il yer
KMKM
ទីលំនៅល្អ
tee lehm na-u l'ah
KO한국어
숨겨진 곳
sumgye-jin got
MRMR
गुप्त ठिकाण
gup-t thi-kaan
MSBahasa Melayu
tempat tersembunyi
tem-pat ter-sembunyi
MYမြန်မာ
ပိတ်ထားသော နေရာ
peet thar thau nay-ra
NLNederlands
verborgen plek
ver-bor-gen plek
NONorsk
skjulested
skjul-es-ted
PAPA
ਗੁਪਤ ਸਥਾਨ
gup-at sth-aan
PLPolski
schronienie
shron-ie-nie
PTPortuguês
esconderijo
es-con-de-ri-jo
RORomână
adăpost
a-da-post
RUРусский
укрытие
ukrytie
SVSvenska
förklädd plats
for-kledd plats
SWKiswahili
kikao
kee-kao
TAதமிழ்
துரத்தும் இடம்
thura-thum idam
TEతెలుగు
చీకటి ప్రదేశం
chee-kati pra-desham
THไทย
ที่ซ่อน
tee saoen
TLTL
tagoy
ta-goy
TRTürkçe
saklanma yeri
sak-lan-ma ye-ree
UKУкраїнська
укриття
ukryttya
URاردو
چھپائی کا مقام
chhpai-i ka maqam
VITiếng Việt
nơi ẩn náu
noh an nau
YOYO
àwọn ìgbàgbọ́
awon ig-ba-gbo
ZH中文
藏身之处
cáng shēn zhī chù
ZUZU
ikhaya elikhulu
ee-kha-ya eh-lee-khu-loo

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