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Where does “cambuse” come from?

cambuse (French) comes from Middle Dutch kabuys.

cambuse (French): a storeroom; a hovel; a badly maintained and...

Definitions

  1. a storeroom; a hovel; a badly maintained and...

Ancestry of “cambuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkabuys—

Words derived from “cambuse”

  • caboose
  • cambusa
  • cambusiere
  • cambuse
  • cambusard
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