bouw.
construction of buildings
Meaning & usage
construction of buildings
De bouw duurde vijf jaar.
Zij werkt in de bouw.
construction of contraptions, such as machines
built, structural design
cultivation and extraction (still in many compounds), tillage
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch bouw.
a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu).
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