Butzen

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) apple core
  2. (masculine, regional, strong) bulging, thickening in glass

Butze

  1. (Northern-Germany, derogatory, feminine, often) small shack
  2. (Northern-Germany, feminine) synonym of Alkoven

Synonyms

Schmutzfleck

Reaktorkern

Farbknoten

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʊt͡sən/
Etymology

In summary

From late Middle High German butzen, from bōʒen, from Old High German bōzan (“to beat”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautan (“to beat, push”).

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