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burk.

pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with lid and often approximately cylindrical, used for storage

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with lid and often approximately cylindrical, used for storage

    common-gender

  2. TV set

    common-gender · slang

  3. computer case

    common-gender · slang

  4. sidecar (on a motorcycle, chiefly in the context of competitions)

    common-gender · slang

  5. idiot

    common-gender · slang
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr. Related to German Bottich. Compare dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk burk.

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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.