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Etymology

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From older vohenfist (literally vixen's fart), from Middle High German vohe (vixen) +‎ vist (soft fart).[1] Equivalent to Fähe +‎ Fist. Compare Ancient Greek πέζις (pézis, puffball).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈvɪst/, /ˈboːvɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: Bo‧vist

Noun

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Bovist m (strong, genitive Bovistes or Bovists, plural Boviste)

  1. puffball
    Synonym: Stäubling

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Bofist m., Bovist m.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 123

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