(masculine, strong) plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings)
(dated, masculine, strong) one's groomed appearance, including jewelry and accessories
(masculine, strong) decoration, awards
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/pʊt͡s/
Etimologia (Inglese)
Related to putzen, unknown as for its derivation beyond German.
* perhaps related to Batzen (“clump as shaped to the hand”) also of unknown etymology
* perhaps onomatopoeia, like Batzen
* perhaps putzen is a causative form of besser, as in older language and dialects the beginning consonant is often ⟨b⟩.