boezem
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch boesem, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boezem m (plural boezems, diminutive boezempje n)
- bosom
- 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.
- atrium, sinus (body cavity)
Derived terms edit
- boezemdijk
- boezemmolen
- boezemvriend
- boezemvriendin
- de hand in Eigen boezem steken
- inboezemen
- ontboezemen
- waterboezem
- zeeboezem