Where does “caboose” come from?
Caboose comes from French cambuse, from Middle Dutch kabuys, meaning a ship's galley or storage cabin.
caboose (English): A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a...
Definitions
- A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a...
Ancestry of “caboose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | kabuis | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cabuse | — |