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bunzing

bunzing

Dutch

Noun

bunzing m ‎(plural bunzingen, diminutive bunzinkje n)

  1. European polecat, Mustela putorius
    Die boot stinkt als een bunzing.‎ ― That boat stinks like a polecat.
  2. any polecat in general

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Etymology

From 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

  • Hyphenation: bun‧zing

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