boche
common nounadjective
Syllable Decomposition
bocheThe first attestation of this term dates back to the 19th century in the phrase tête de boche ('German head') designating the head (see caboche). It is at the end of the 19th century that boche took on the meaning of 'German,' first in the slang of French soldiers. The appearance of this meaning can be explained by a specialization of tête de boche, either by alteration of the word alboche ('German') which would come from German with the slang suffix -boche or with boche from tête de boche, by (apheresis).
Definition
Synonyms
Plural
boches
Translations
english:Kraut
italian:crucco
dutch:mof
See also
boches (cn.)