Neuter

Kabuff

Meaning

a small room or separated corner, typically dark and dusty, used for storage

Concepts

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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