bøsse

Danish

[ˈb̥øsə]

noun
Definitions
  • shotgun
  • gay homosexual male
  • castor, caster, shaker with perforated top
  • collection box

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German busse (gun) derived from Old Saxon *buhs derived from Proto-Germanic *buhsuz (thing made from boxwood, box tree, box) derived from Latin buxis (box), pyxis (small box, medicine box, small box for medicines toiletries, little box) derived from Ancient Greek πυξίς (box, box tablet made of boxwood, cylinder).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πυξίς

Gloss

box, box tablet made of boxwood, cylinder

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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