Masculine
boezem
Meaning
- (masculine) bosom
- (masculine) bosom
- (figuratively, masculine) bosom
- (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
- (masculine) atrium, sinus (body cavity)
Synonyms
atrium
overloopbekken
torso
vrijwaring
afladen lossen
mem
vrouwenborst
Frequency
Hyphenated as
boe‧zem
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbu.zəm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch boesem, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz.
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