Masculine
boeman
- (masculine) bogeyman
- (masculine) bugbear, bête noire
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbu.mɑn/
Etymology
Compound of boezen + man, but the second element was later reinterpreted as boe.
Butzemann
croque-mitaine
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