bützen

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See also: butzen and Butzen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Franconian bütze (to kiss), from Butz (kiss); see there for more.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: büt‧zen

Verb

bützen (weak, third-person singular present bützt, past tense bützte, past participle gebützt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, chiefly western Germany) to kiss (most often in the context of Rhenish carnival)
    Synonym: küssen
    An Weiberfastnacht dürfen die Mädchen bützen, wen sie wollen.
    On Weiberfastnacht, the girls may kiss whomever they want.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • bützen” in Duden online
  • bützen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache