Masculine
Meaning

  1. (feminine, masculine) a bend, curve, inflection, something not straight
  2. (feminine, masculine) a twist, change
  3. (feminine, masculine) a bight, broad curvature of a coastline, bay

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɔxt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch bocht, from Old Dutch *buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. Equivalent to buigen (“to bend, bow”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

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