kombuis

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kombuis, from Middle Dutch cabuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔmˈbœi̯s/

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Noun

kombuis (plural kombuise)

1. kitchen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• combuys (obsolete)
• kabuis (archaic)
• kabuys (obsolete)
• kombuys (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cabuse. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔmˈbœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: kom‧buis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Noun

kombuis f (plural kombuizen, diminutive kombuisje n)

1. A galley, a caboose (kitchen on a vessel).

   Synonym: keuken

2. (archaic) A kitchen.

   Synonym: keuken

3. (obsolete) A storage room for food.
4. (obsolete) A stove or furnace on a ship.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kombuis
• Berbice Creole Dutch: kumbusi
• Negerhollands: kamboes, kambus
• Skepi Creole Dutch: kumbus
• → Russian: камбуз (kambuz)