English Explanatory Dictionary

bok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Keen or willing.
intj
  1. The clucking sound of a chicken.
verb
  1. To make the clucking sound of a chicken.
name
  1. A surname from German, Dutch, or Swedish.
noun
  1. Clipping of Springbok, a player for the South African national rugby team.

Pronunciation

/bɑk/ /bɒk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bok.wav

Word forms

bok boks bokking bokked

Etymology

From Afrikaans bok. Doublet of buck. Compare German Bock (“willingness, desire”).

Related words

bawk bok-bok bok choy

Derived words

Bok globule Boksburg
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