putzen

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

poetsen

schoonmaken

kuisen

reinigen

borstelen

vegen

schoenpoetsen

tandenpoetsen

wassen

opruimen

in de was zetten

met was inwrijven

schoenen poetsen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈpʰʊtsən]

Etymologie (Engels)

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".