kombuis

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kombuis, from Middle Dutch cabuse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmˈbœi̯s/
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Noun

kombuis (plural kombuise)

  1. kitchen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cabuse. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Noun

kombuis f (plural kombuizen, diminutive kombuisje n)

  1. a galley, a caboose (kitchen on a vessel)
    Synonym: keuken
  2. (archaic) a kitchen
    Synonym: keuken
  3. (obsolete) a storage room for food
  4. (obsolete) a stove or furnace on a ship

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kombuis
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kumbusi
  • Negerhollands: kamboes, kambus
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: kumbus
  • Russian: камбуз (kambuz)