Feminine

Tube

Meaning

tube (container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top)

Frequency

20k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

duube

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Etymology

In summary

Later 19th century, borrowed from English tube. Doublet of Tubus. The pronunciation follows the underlying Latin tubus, tuba; compare etymology 2 below.

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