Putz

Borrowed from German Putz or Pütz.

Putz (plural Putzes)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Putz is the 14636^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2033 individuals. Putz is most common among White (96.8%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Putz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• IPA^(key): /pʊt͡s/

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• Hyphenation: Putz
• Homophone: Putts

Related to putzen, unknown as for its derivation beyond German.

• perhaps related to Batzen (“clump as shaped to the hand”) also of unknown etymology
• perhaps onomatopoeia, like Batzen
• perhaps putzen is a causative form of besser, as in older language and dialects the beginning consonant is often ⟨b⟩.

Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, plural Putze)

1. plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings)
2. (dated) one's groomed appearance, including jewelry and accessories

   Hyponym: Kopfputz

   • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vor dem Thor”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:

     Ein starkes Bier, ein beizender Toback, / Und eine Magd im Putz das ist nun mein Geschmack.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (military) decoration, awards

• auf den Putz hauen

From the verb putzen.

Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, no plural)

1. cleaning

• Frühjahrsputz
• Hausputz

• “Putz” in Duden online
• “Putz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Putz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Putz (Baustoff) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Putz (Bauteil) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de