boutique

See also: Boutique

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French boutique.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /buːˈtiːk/

Adjective

boutique (not comparable)

1. Specialized in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.

a boutique law firm

Noun

boutique (plural boutiques)

1. A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
2. A small shop located within a larger one.
3. A film production company making only a few movies per year.

Translations

a small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like

• Catalan: boutique f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 時裝店, 时装店 (shízhuāngdiàn), 精品店 (jīngpǐndiàn)

• Finnish: putiikki
• French: boutique (fr) f
• German: Boutique (de) f
• Hungarian: butik (hu)
• Japanese: ブティック (ja) (butikku)

• Korean: 부티크 (butikeu)
• Persian: بوتیک (fa) (butik)
• Polish: butik (pl) m
• Portuguese: boutique (pt) f, butique (pt) f
• Russian: бути́к (ru) m (butík)
• Spanish: boutique f
• Swedish: butik (sv)
• Vietnamese: cửa hàng thời trang

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French

boutique

Etymology

From Old Provençal botica, from Latin apotheca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /butik/

• Audio

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Noun

boutique f (plural boutiques)

1. (small) shop; boutique

Descendants

• German: Boutique

External links

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

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

boutique f (invariable)

1. boutique (shop)

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old Provençal botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “repository, storehouse”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

boutique f (plural boutiques)

1. shop

Derived terms

Derived terms

• boutique à bottes (“shoe shop”)

• boutique à chucrîns (“sweet shop”)

• boutique à présents (“gift shop”)

• boutique à souv'nîns (“souvenir shop”)

• boutique d'habilements (“clothes shop”)

• boutiqu'sie (“shopping”)

• boutitchi (“to shop”)

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Middle French

Noun

boutique f (plural boutiques)

1. shop (building where one can purchase items or services)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• butique

Noun

boutique f (plural boutiques)

1. boutique (a small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewellery and the like)