bunzing
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch bunsinc, bonsinc, also boesinc, businc. Further etymology unknown, not found outside the Ingvaeonic language area. Probably a derivative of the dialectal term boes (“stable”) with the now-unproductive suffix -ing (“originating from, inhabitant of”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbunzing m (plural bunzingen, diminutive bunzinkje n)
- European polecat, Mustela putorius
- Synonyms: stinkmarter, ulk, visse
- Die boot stinkt als een bunzing. ― That boat stinks like a polecat.
- any polecat in general