bouillotte

English

Etymology

French bouillotte

Noun

bouillotte (uncountable)

1. (card games) A rapidly-played variety of brelan or gleek (a card game resembling poker)

French

Etymology

From bouillir +‎ -otte. The card game is so-called due to an analogy being drawn between the high temperature of a boiler and the high speed at which the game is played.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.jɔt/

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Noun

bouillotte f (plural bouillottes)

1. hot water bottle
2. A rapidly-played variety of brelan or gleek (a card game resembling poker)

Further reading

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