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Where does “búnker” come from?

búnker (Spanish) comes from German Bunker, from English Bunker, from English bunk, from English bunkum, from English buncombe, from English Buncombe County.

búnker (Spanish): bunker; The far-right movement in Spain in the...

Definitions

  1. bunker; The far-right movement in Spain in the...

Ancestry of “búnker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBunkerbunker
2EnglishBunker—
3EnglishbunkOne of a series of berths or beds placed in...
4EnglishbunkumSenseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;...
5EnglishbuncombeAlternative spelling of bunkum
6EnglishBuncombe County—
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