bouillir

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French boillir (to boil, burst), inherited from Latin bullīre, present active infinitive of bulliō (to bubble), derived from Latin bulla (bubble, bud, button).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.jiʁ/
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Verb

bouillir

  1. (intransitive) to boil (becoming boiling; reach boiling point)
  2. (transitive) to boil (cause to boil)
  3. (figuratively) to seethe

Conjugation

Further reading


Middle French

Verb

bouillir

  1. to boil
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