See also: butzen and Butzen

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Central Franconian bütze (to kiss), from Butz (kiss); see there for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʏtsn̩]
  • Hyphenation: büt‧zen

Verb edit

bützen (weak, third-person singular present bützt, past tense bützte, past participle gebützt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, chiefly western Germany) to kiss (most often in the context of Rhenish carnival)
    Synonym: küssen
    An Weiberfastnacht dürfen die Mädchen bützen, wen sie wollen.
    On Weiberfastnacht, the girls may kiss whomever they want.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • bützen” in Duden online
  • bützen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache