German

Buchen in einem dichten Wald. — Beeches in a dense forest. (1)

Laminat aus Buchenholz — laminate made of beech wood (2)

Noun

Buche f ‎(genitive Buche, plural Buchen)

1. (countable) A beech (Fagus); the common tree
2. (uncountable) beech; the wood of the tree

Declension

Hypernyms

• (beech): Laubbaum

Meronyms

• (beech): Buchecker

Synonyms

• (beech wood): Buchenholz

Derived terms

Related terms

• Buchenholz
• Buchenscheit
• Buchenlaub
• Buchecker

See also

• Buch

Pronunciation

Noun

Buche n

1. (archaic) dative singular of Buch

French

Noun

buche f ‎(plural buches)

1. Alternative spelling of bûche

Usage notes

This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.

German

Verb

buche

1. First-person singular present of buchen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of buchen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of buchen.
4. Imperative singular of buchen.

Italian

Noun

buche f

1. plural of buca

Old French

Noun

buche f ‎(oblique plural buches, nominative singular buche, nominative plural buches)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of boche
   • circa 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland:

     Li quens Rollant ad la buche sanglente.

     Count Roland had a bloody mouth

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin bucula, from Vulgar Latin *buccula, from Latin bucca. The form was influenced by Old French bouge.

Noun

buche m ‎(plural buches)

1. (anatomy) crop