boue

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish *bawa[1].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu/
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Rhymes: -u
Homophones: bou, boues, bous, bout, bouts

Noun

boue f (plural boues)

mud; dirt

Derived terms

References

von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “*bawa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10, page 302

“boue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Noun

boue f (uncountable)

(Jersey) rock

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