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bouchon.

cork, bung, stopper, plug

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bu.ʃɔ̃/Europe/bu.ˈʃɔ̃ŋ/France, Southern/bu.ˈʃɔ̃ᵑ/France, Southern/bu.ʃõ/Canada
  1. cork, bung, stopper, plug

    masculine
  2. float (in angling)

    masculine
  3. traffic jam

    masculine
  4. dongle

    masculine
  5. restaurant

    masculine
  6. kid, mite, munchkin

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bouchon (“bundle of hemp or foliage, oakum”), from bousche (“handful of straw, bundle of twigs”), from Vulgar Latin bosca (“brush, bundle of branches”), from Frankish *bosc (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”). More at bush.

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