rusc

Concepts

beehive

hive

honeycomb

Synonyms

arna

buc

casera

buc d'abelles

rusc d'abelles

Translations

ruche

colmena

alveare

colmeia

arnia

colméia

bijenkorf

Bienenkorb

Bienenstock

alveus

kovan

cortiço

κυψέλη

bornhon

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈrusk]

Etymology

Cognate with French: ruche

In summary

From rusca, from Late Latin rusca (“bark”), perhaps of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *ruskā, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”). Compare French ruche.