buc

Meaning

1. (masculine) an object that has a cavity
2. (masculine) belly; abdomen
3. (masculine) fuselage
4. (masculine) the bodywork of a car
5. (masculine) hull
6. (masculine) the body of a carriage
7. (masculine) beehive
8. (masculine) the shell or outer walls enclosing a house or a staircase
9. (masculine) the cabinetwork enclosing the drawers, either fully or partially
10. (masculine) riverbed
11. (masculine) cuirass
12. (masculine) the metal coating of a nuclear reactor vessel

Concepts

beehive

abdomen

fuselage

belly

hive

bodywork

cuirass

bed

🛏️

venter

hull

riverbed

shell

🐚

stomach

body

Synonyms

rusc

arna

abdomen

casera

ventre

panxa

buc d'abelles

rusc d'abelles

cuirassa

casa d'abelles

Translations

ruche

arnia

alveare

Bienenstock

colmena

bornhon

bornat

alveus

bijenkorf

buc

κυψέλη

Bauch

Bienenkorb

brusc

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbuk]

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: buque

Cognate with Italian: buco

In summary

From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).