Bocholt

== English == === Proper noun === Bocholt A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch buok (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”). The village in Belgium is first attested as bucolt in 1162. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.xɔlt/ Hyphenation: Bo‧cholt Rhymes: -ɔxɔlt === Proper noun === Bocholt n a village and municipality of Belgium Meronyms: Kaulille, Reppel a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ==== Derived terms ==== Bocholtenaar Bocholts == German == === Alternative forms === Bocholtz, Bocholz (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Low German Boekholt (literally “beech wood”). For the [x] compare Bochum; the local dialect form is Bokelt. Doublet of Buchholz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.xɔlt/ === Proper noun === Bocholt n (proper noun, genitive Bocholts or (optionally with an article) Bocholt) a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ==== Derived terms ====