bouchon

French

Etymology

From Middle French bouchon (“bundle of hemp or foliage, oakum”), from bousche (“handful of straw, bundle of twigs”), from Vulgar Latin bosca (“brush, bundle of branches”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *bosc (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”). More at bush.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bouchon m. (plural bouchons)

1. cork, bung
2. traffic jam
3. (colloquial) kid, mite, munchkin

Synonyms

• embouteillage (2)

Derived terms

• bouchonner
• tire-bouchon