bakhous

Middle English

Alternative forms

bachous, bakehous, bakehowse, bakehuse, bakhows, bakhowse, bakkehowse

Etymology

From Old English bæchūs; sometimes remodeled on baken +‎ hous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbakhuːs/, /ˈbaːk(ə)huːs/

Noun

bakhous

A bakery (the physical building or the service)

Descendants

English: bakehouse
- → Welsh: becws, bacws, becos
Scots: bake-hous
→ Irish: bácús

References

“bāk(e-hǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-18.

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