boutique
See also: Boutique
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /buːˈtiːk/
Noun
boutique (plural boutiques)
- A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
- A small shop located within a larger one.
- A film production company making only a few movies per year.
Translations
a small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like
Adjective
boutique (not comparable)
- Specialized in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.
- a boutique law firm
French

boutique
Etymology
From Middle French boutique, borrowed from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apotheca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.tik/
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Descendants
- German: Boutique
Further reading
- “boutique” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan botica.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan botica (or French boutique), from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “repository, storehouse”).
Pronunciation
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Derived terms
- boutique à bottes (“shoe shop”)
- boutique à chucrîns (“sweet shop”)
- boutique à présents (“gift shop”)
- boutique à souv'nîns (“souvenir shop”)
- boutique d'habilements (“clothes shop”)
- boutiqu'sie (“shopping”)
- boutitchi (“to shop”)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Spanish
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