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Where does “cambuse” come from?

cambuse (Italian) comes from Italian cambusa, from French cambuse, from Middle Dutch kabuys.

cambuse (Italian): plural of cambusa

Definitions

  1. plural of cambusa

Ancestry of “cambuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancambusagalley, storeroom; archive
2Frenchcambusea storeroom; a hovel; a badly maintained and...
3Middle Dutchkabuys—
Every word from Middle Dutch kabuys →