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- bouchee/ˈbuːʃeɪ/A small, delicate pastry shell or tartlet, typically filled with savoury mixtures.nounC1
- boucher/ˈbaʊtʃə/To choke, suffocate, or block (chiefly used reflexively: 'boucher oneself').nounC2/Extremely Rare
- boucher de crevecoeur de perthes/ˌbuːʃeɪ də ˌkrevkɜːr də ˈpɛət/A proper noun referring to Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, a 19th-century French archaeologist and antiquary.nounRare
- boucherville/ˈbuːʃəvɪl/A city in the province of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.nounLow (Proper noun, geographically specific)
- bouches-du-rhone/ˌbuːʃ djuː ˈrəʊn/A department in southeastern France.nounC1
- bouchon/ˈbuːʃɒn/A small, often cork-based, stopper used to seal a bottle, particularly of wine.nounC1
- boucicault/ˈbuːsɪkəʊ/A surname of French origin, most famously associated with the 19th-century Irish playwright and actor Dion Boucicault.nounVery Low
- boucle/ˈbuːkleɪ/A type of yarn with small loops, creating a soft, textured fabric.adjectivenounLow (C2)
- bouclee/ˈbuːkleɪ/A French term, borrowed into English, referring to a type of loop or ring of decorative metal, wire, or thread in jewelry or textiles.nounVery Low
- boudeuse/buːˈdɜːz/A person, typically a woman, who is pouting, sulking, or in a petulant mood.nounVery Low / Obsolete (Historical or Literary)
- boudicca/buːˈdɪkə/A historical figure: queen of the British Celtic Iceni tribe who led a major uprising against the occupying Roman forces in AD 60/61.nounLow
- boudin/ˈbuːdæ̃/A type of sausage, typically Cajun, containing pork, rice, and seasonings, stuffed into a casing.nounVery Low
- boudin blanc/ˌbuːdæ̃ ˈblɒ̃/A type of white sausage, traditionally made from white meats (chicken, pork, veal) without blood, often combined with cream, eggs, and mild seasonings.nounLow
- boudin noir/ˌbuːdæ̃ ˈnwɑː/A type of blood sausage, a traditional French and Belgian sausage made primarily with pork blood, fat, and often onions or other seasonings.nounLow
- boudoir/ˈbuː.dwɑː/A woman's private bedroom, dressing room, or sitting room.nounC2
- boudoir grand/ˈbuː.dwɑː ˈɡrænd/A small, highly decorative grand piano, originally designed for use in a woman's private sitting room or bedroom.nounVery Low
- bouffant/ˈbuːfɒ̃/A hairstyle characterized by hair styled high and full, puffed out away from the head.adjectivenounC1/C2
- bouffe/buːf/An informal term for food, especially of a substantial, satisfying, or indulgent nature.nounVery Low
- bougainville/ˈbuːɡənvɪl/A tropical climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea, known for its vibrant, papery, colored bracts that surround small, inconspicuous flowers.nounLow
- bougainvillea/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.i.ə/A tropical climbing plant with brightly coloured bracts (modified leaves) surrounding small, inconspicuous flowers.nounC1
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