Etymology

From Middle High German pfluoc, from Old High German pfluog, phluog, from Proto-Germanic *plōgaz, *plōguz ‎(“plough”). Cognate with Low German Ploog, Dutch ploeg, English plough, Scots pleuch, plou, West Frisian ploech, North Frisian plog, Danish plov, Swedish plog, Icelandic plógur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pfluːk/ (standard)

• IPA^(key): /fluːk/ (northern and central Germany; quasi-standard)
• IPA^(key): /fluːx/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

• Rhymes: -uːk
• Homophones: Flug, Fluch (nonstandard)