Bohemism

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noun

A word or idiom of the Czech language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Similar
CzechismBohemianism
OriginEnglish Bohemia ← French Bohême ← Middle French Bohême →
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Meanings

nounBohemism (plural Bohemisms)

plural Bohemisms

  1. countablerhetoricA word or idiom of the Czech language (that has been borrowed by another language).

    Synonyms: Czechism, Bohemianism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA word or idiom of the Czech language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Similar
CzechismBohemianism
Also see
bohemianismczechism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Celtic*bāus
  3. LatinBoiī
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
  6. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
  10. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  11. Late LatinBoiohaemum
  12. Middle FrenchBohême
  13. FrenchBohême
  14. EnglishBohemia
  15. EnglishBohemism

From Bohemia + -ism.

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Translations

Czech bohemismus, čechismus
  • bohemismusa word or idiom of the Czech language
  • čechismusa word or idiom of the Czech language
Polish bohemizm, czechizm
  • bohemizma word or idiom of the Czech language
  • czechizma word or idiom of the Czech language
Slovak bohemizmus, čechizmus
  • bohemizmusa word or idiom of the Czech language
  • čechizmusa word or idiom of the Czech language

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Boehmism
Cite this entry
APA

Bohemism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohemism

MLA

“Bohemism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohemism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bohemism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohemism.

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