putzen

Signification (Anglais)

1. (intransitive,transitive,weak) to clean, especially by rubbing with something wet, to brush (one's teeth)
2. (reflexive,weak) to groom oneself
3. (dated,reflexive,weak) to beautify oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes

Concepts

nettoyer

brosser

poutzer

cirer

laver

faire le ménage

crépir

gratter

lustrer

moucher

polir

ravaler

orner

balayer

prendre soin de

ranger

affiner

purifier

débarbouiller

déblayer

épousseter

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈpʰʊtsən]

Étymologie (Anglais)

15th century, also in the form butzen. Origin unknown. Perhaps derived from Middle High German butze (“lump, piece, stump”), from Proto-Germanic *buttaz (whence also English butt), but there are several other theories.
Perhaps related to Latin puto in the sense of "clean".