Bulle

Etymology 1
Via from. Cognate with 🇨🇬. More at bull.

Noun

 * 1) bull
 * 2)  bull strong or stout man

Usage notes

 * Though generally interchangeable with, only Bulle is commonly used in agricultural contexts in northern and central Germany. The word is less frequent in the South.

Etymology 2
Documented since the 19th century. Probably from (or an abbreviation thereof), whose first syllable may in some dialects have become homophonous to Bulle (“bull”). Another possibility is a derivation from or, a non-derogatory term for a policeman of the 18th century.

Noun

 * 1)  police officer, cop, pig

Usage notes

 * The word is only mildly pejorative in colloquial speech; it is nevertheless punishable in Germany to use it in the presence of a police officer on duty.

Etymology 3
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) bull

Etymology
From, from. More at.

Noun

 * 1)  bull; steer