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buik.

belly

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bœy̯k/

  1. belly

    masculine
    Hij heeft een grote buik.

  2. paunch (referring euphemistically to a protrusive belly)

    masculine

  3. the lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates

    masculine
    De zeilboot heeft water in de buik.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.