bosquet

English

Noun

bosquet (plural bosquets)

Alternative spelling of bosket

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan bosquet, from Frankish *busk + -et (diminutive ending). Doublet of bochet. Compare Italian boschetto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔs.kɛ/
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Noun

bosquet m (plural bosquets)

a clump of trees; a grove

Descendants

→ Romanian: boschet

Further reading

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

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