boutique.
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
Meaning & usage
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
A small shop located within a larger one.
A film production company making only a few movies per year.
Any company that has an exclusively smaller client base generally in a niche market or specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services.
a boutique software consultancy
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)der. Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē)bor. Latin apothēca Old Occitan boticabor. Middle French boutique French boutiquebor. English boutique Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of apotheke and bodega.
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