Backes

Central Franconian Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ˈbakəs/ Etymology 1 From contraction of gmw-cfr gmh bachūs baking house. Noun gmw-cfr n noun plural Backesse gmw-cfr chiefly historical bakehouse, a bakery for self-consumption, operated either privately or corporately gmw-cfr Wo e Bräues steht, do bruch kee Backes stohn. You can meet your calorie requirement by drinking beer just as well as by eating bread. Where there stands a brewery, there needn’t stand a bakehouse. Alternative forms gmw-cfr Bakes western Moselle Franconian Etymology 2 Derived from gmw-cfr Back cheek, possibly as a pun on etymology 1 above. Cognate with nl bakkes, nl bakhuis face, which compare. The Dutch is not associated with fatness. This sense in Central Franconian was likely reinforced through influence by gmw-cfr Baches fat and graceless man, glutton, itself from la Bacchus god of wine. Note that Luxembourgish has lb Bakes bakery versus lb Backes fat person, but lb Bak (not lb *Back) for “cheek”. Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Backesse gmw-cfr chiefly western dialects a chubby-faced person, especially a well-fed child German Etymology From contraction of de Backhaus bakery. Compare the Central Franconian word above. Pronunciation de /ˈbakəs/ de De-Backes.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m:f,':-[with an article],- de