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bois.

wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)

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Meaning & usage

noun/bwa//bwɑ/
  1. wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)

    invariable · masculine · uncountable
  2. wood (wood of a particular species of tree)

    countable · invariable · masculine
  3. wood, woodland (forested or wooded area)

    countable · invariable · masculine
  4. antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs)

    countable · invariable · masculine · uncountable
  5. woodwind instrument, woodwind

    countable · invariable · masculine · uncountable
  6. wooden engraving, woodcut

    countable · invariable · masculine · uncountable
  7. wood (type of club)

    countable · invariable · masculine · uncountable
  8. hull

    countable · dated · invariable · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Early Medieval Latin boscus (“grove”), borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

verb/bwa/
  1. inflection of boire: first/second-person singular present indicative

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular
  2. inflection of boire: second-person singular present imperative

    form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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