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- French · borrowed frombahut
- English todaybahut
Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau. Full definition →
Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.