boezem

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch boesem, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbu.zəm/ Hyphenation: boe‧zem === Noun === boezem m (plural boezems, diminutive boezempje n) bosom human chest (regardless of gender) female breasts (figurative) as the seat of emotion body of water without a fully controlled water level, used for collecting water pumped out of polders before it is discharged into a major river or sea atrium, sinus (body cavity) ==== Usage notes ==== The singular form is used, as a collective, to refer to a woman’s breasts. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: buzem → Papiamentu: bus, boes