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Puff

Pronunciation: [pʰʊf]

“Puff” is a German word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. thud, wham; light, harmless blow
  2. a kind of dice game, anterior to backgammon
  3. brothel, whorehouse, bordello
  4. puff, a bulge in drapery
  5. a kind of beanbag chair, a large cushion ball used as a seat, Sitzpuff
  6. laundry basket, Wäschepuff
  7. a chromosome puff

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, analogous to English buff.

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