Bichsn
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Bixn (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German buhse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from earlier pyxis. Doublet of Buchsn and Buxn. Cognates include German Büchse, Buchse, Yiddish ביקס (biks), Dutch bus, English box.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bichsn f (plural Bichsn, diminutive Bichsl or Bichserl)
- box
- Clipping of Blechbichsn: tin can, can
- (firearms) rifle
- Synonym: Gwehr
- (sometimes derogatory) woman
- (vulgar) vagina