Neuter
Kabuff
Meaning
a small room or separated corner, typically dark and dusty, used for storage
Synonyms
Besenkammer
Räumlichkeit
Putzraum
Putzkammer
Kabäuschen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈbʊf/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. Probably derived from Middle Low German kabūse (“shed”) (compare Kombüse) through conflation with another word, which may either Dutch kombof (“hovel”) or one from the root of German Koben (“stable, shed”).
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