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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of bul + -e- + bak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʏ.ləˌbɑk/
- Hyphenation: bul‧le‧bak
Noun
bullebak m (plural bullebakken, diminutive bullebakje n)
- bully, jerk, churl (rude and nasty man)
- (archaic, now dialectal) bogeyman, bugbear
- Synonyms: bietebauw, boeman
- (obsolete) evil spirit, imp, demon