kombuis

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

  • combuys (obsolete)
  • kabuis (archaic)
  • kabuys (obsolete)
  • kombuys (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmˈbœy̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: kom‧buis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

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)