Masculine

boezem

Meaning

  1. (masculine) bosom
  2. (masculine) bosom
  3. (figuratively, masculine) bosom
  4. (masculine) body of water without a fully controlled water level, used for collecting water pumped out of polders before it is discharged into a major river or sea
  5. (masculine) atrium, sinus (body cavity)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbu.zəm/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch boesem, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz.

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