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buis.

pipe, duct

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bœy̯s/

  1. pipe, duct

    feminine

  2. television

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch buse, of uncertain origin, plausibly representing an umlauted byform *beusju of Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush, bentgrass”) which gives Dutch bies. For the "television" sense, compare English tube.

noun/bœy̯s/

  1. gambeson

    historical · neuter

  2. a type of coat or jacket

    neuter

  3. a type of blouse

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Clipping of wambuis.

noun/bœy̯s/

  1. a buss, a type of fishing vessel

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch buse, from Medieval Latin buscia, buza, buccia (possibly Middle Dutch loaned the Latin by way of Old French busse, buce); further etymology uncertain.

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