boîte

See also: boite, Boite, and boité

French

Alternative forms

  • boite (1990 reform spelling)

Etymology

From Old French boiste, from Vulgar Latin *buxita, from Late Latin buxis, from a conflation of Latin pyxis (small box) and buxus (box tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bwat/
  • (file)
  • (Quebec, cultivated, dated) IPA(key): /bwɛːt/
  • (file)
  • (Quebec, nonstandard) IPA(key): [bwaɛ̯t]
  • (file)

Noun

boîte f (plural boîtes)

  1. box (the container)
  2. club (nightclub)
  3. tin, can
  4. (informal) company, employer

Derived terms

Pages starting with "boîte".

Descendants

See also

Further reading

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Spanish

Etymology

From French boîte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bwat/

Noun

boîte f (plural boîtes)

  1. nightclub

Synonyms

  • antro m
  • club nocturno m

References

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