boussole

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian bùssola.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bu.sɔl/
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Noun[edit]

boussole f (plural boussoles)

compass (navigational tool)
Synonym: compas

Derived terms[edit]

déboussolé

Descendants[edit]

→ Arabic: بوصلة (būṣṣula)
- Egyptian Arabic: بوصلة (buṣṣla)
→ Romanian: busolă

Further reading[edit]

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

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