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boeket

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch boeket.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /buˈkɛt/
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Noun edit

boeket (plural boekette)

  1. bouquet
    Synonyms: handruiker, ruiker

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch boeckeetken, from Middle French bouquet, from Old French bochet.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

boeket n or m (plural boeketten, diminutive boeketje n)

  1. bouquet (of flowers)
    Synonyms: handruiker, ruiker
  2. aroma (e.g. of wine or cigar)

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: boeket
  • → Indonesian: buket (“bouquet (of flowers)”)
  • → Papiamentu: bukèt
  • → Sranan Tongo: boketi

References edit

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Further reading edit

  • “boeket” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Anagrams edit

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