bouquet

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouquet. Doublet of bosket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boʊˈkeɪ/, /buːˈkeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

bouquet (plural bouquets)

1. A bunch of cut flowers.

2. A decoratively arranged bunch of something.

3. The scent of a particular wine.

4. The middle note of a perfume.

5. A compliment or expression of praise.
6. (mathematics) A bouquet of circles.
7. (card games) The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.
8. (cartomancy) The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• bouquet garni
• nosegay
• corsage
• posy

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bukɛ/, [b̥uˈkʰɛ] or IPA^(key): /buke/, [b̥uˈkʰe]

Noun

bouquet c (singular definite bouqueten or bouquet'en, not used in plural form)

1. bouquet (scent of wine)

Related terms

• buket

Further reading

• “bouquet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• boeket

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈkɛ/
• Hyphenation: bou‧quet

Noun

bouquet n (plural bouquets, diminutive bouquetje n)

1. aroma, bouquet (scent of wine)

Derived terms

• bouquet garni
• bouquetreeks
• bouquetroman

Further reading

• “bouquet” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Finnish

Etymology

< French bouquet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbukeː/, [ˈbuk̟e̞ː]
• IPA^(key): /buˈkeː/
• Rhymes: -ukeː

Noun

bouquet

1. bouquet (scent of wine)

Declension

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bochet, from bois (“woods”), from Medieval Latin boscus (“grove”), from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.kɛ/

Noun

bouquet m (plural bouquets)

1. bouquet, bunch
2. a set or selection of something
3. a group of trees forming a grove
4. aroma, bouquet (scent of wine)

Derived terms

• bouquet garni

Descendants

Further reading

• “bouquet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bouquet.

Noun

bouquet m (plural bouquets)

1. Alternative form of buquê