bokking
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bocking (itself from bok (“buck”), referencing the foul smell), cognate with Middle High German bockinc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.kɪŋ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bok‧king
Noun
bokking m (plural bokkingen, diminutive bokkinkje n)
- buckling, smoked herring
- (dated) rebuke, excoriation
Derived terms
- bokkinghang
- bokkinggraat
See also
- maatje
- pekelharing, stokvis
References
- Dr. P.A.F. van Veen e.a., Etymologisch Woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden., Van Dale Lexicografie, 1989 [Dutch etymological dictionary, in Dutch]