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Buch.

book (collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/buːx/
  1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication)

    neuter · strong
  2. books (accounting records)

    neuter · plural-normally · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with English book.

noun
  1. omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

    neuter · rare · strong
Where this word comes from

From Old High German būh.

name
  1. a municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria

    neuter · proper-noun
  2. a municipality of Bavaria, Germany

    neuter · proper-noun
  3. either of two municipalities in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    neuter · proper-noun
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