bouche

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See also: Bouche, bouché, and Bouché

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buːʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From French bouche (“mouth, victuals”). Doublet of bocca.

Sculpture of a jousting shield with a bouche.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

bouche (plural bouches)

  1. (historical and in heraldry) A slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

bouche (third-person singular simple present bouches, present participle bouching, simple past and past participle bouched)

  1. Alternative form of bush (to line)

Noun[edit]

bouche (plural bouches)

  1. Alternative form of bush (a lining)

See also[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Middle French bouche, from Old French boche, buche, from Latin bucca. Doublet of bouque.

Noun[edit]

bouche f (plural bouches)

  1. mouth
    Synonyms: (vulgar) gueule; (informal) clapet
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

bouche

  1. inflection of boucher:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French boche, buche, from Latin bucca.

Noun[edit]

bouche f (plural bouches)

  1. mouth

Descendants[edit]

  • French: bouche
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