Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buchu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: buchu
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Medicinal leaves from the shrub that are often used in brandy; this is an old Dutch medicine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Inside us, like chromosomes, lay the memories of […] guinea-fowl clicking in the early morning grass or the delicate tracks of the sandpiper, the smell of buchu and veld fires […]"
"Like Lucy, they have potatoes and onions to sell, but also bottled jams, preserves, dried fruit, packets of buchu tea, honeybush tea, herbs."

Etymology

Borrowed from Khoekhoe buku.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buchus (plural) boegoe (alternative) bucku (alternative)

Phrases

bitter buchu

Questions

What does buchu mean?: A South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.
Where does buchu come from?: Borrowed from Khoekhoe buku.

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