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Busch
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English
Etymology
From the en de - surname, from de Busch thicket, wood.
Pronunciation
en Bush
Proper noun
es
en.
Anagrams
en bchsu HBCUs Schub chubs
German
Etymology
From de gmh busch, gmh bosch, from de goh busk, from de gmw-pro *busk, from de gem-pro *buskaz. Compare nl bos, en bush, da busk.
Pronunciation
de /bʊʃ/
de De-Busch.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ʊʃ 1
Noun
m,es:s,^e
bush, shrub
de Strauch
de Du musst mal den großen Busch im Vorgarten beschneiden. You need to cut back that big shrub in the front yard.
bushes, thicket, brush, scrub, copse densely vegetated area with mainly smaller plants and some trees
de Gestrüpp Gebüsch
de Wir müssen uns hier nicht durch den Busch kämpfen: Da hinten ist ein Weg. We don't have to battle our way through the bushes here: over there is a path.
de informal pejorative boondocks, the middle of nowhere; a remote, rural area
de Wir sitzen hier irgendwo im Busch und haben keine Ahnung, wo wir lang müssen. We're sitting here somewhere in the middle of nowhere and have no clue which way to go.
de literary dated or regional woodland, small forest, grove, wooded countryside
Declension
m,es:s,^e
Synonyms
remote area de Pampa, de Arsch der Welt (flippantly rude, colloquial)
Hyponyms
de Brombeerbusch, de Dornbusch, de Erdbeerbusch, de Federbusch, de Fliederbusch, de Holunderbusch, de Rosenbusch, de Wacholderbusch
Derived terms
de Büschel
de bebuscht
Related terms
de Buschbohne, de Buschbrand, de Buschfeuer, de Buschfunk
de Buschland, de Buschmann, de Buschwerk, de Buschwindröschen
Related terms
de Böschung
Proper noun
surname
thumb|150px|Distribution of Buschs in Germany
de common
Declension
surname
Further reading
Busch_Strauch_Dickicht Busch (Strauch, Dickicht)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh busch, gmh bosch, from pdc goh busk, from pdc gmw-pro *busk. Compare de Busch, nl bos, en bush.
Noun
pdc noun m plural Bisch
woods, forest
country
Related terms
pdc Bischel