bûche

See also: buche, Buche, buché, and bûché

French

Alternative forms

• buche (1990 reform spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ (compare Dutch beuk, German Buche, Danish bøg), from Proto-Germanic *bōks ‎(“beech; book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos ‎(“beech tree”), same source as Latin fāgus ‎(“beech”), Russian бузина ‎(buziná, “elder”), Ancient Greek φηγός ‎(phēgós, “oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byʃ/

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Noun

bûche f ‎(plural bûches)

1. log

Derived terms

• bûche de Noël
• bûcheron
• bûchette

External links

• “bûche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).