boëtte

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See also: boette, boetté, and boëtté

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton boued, from Middle Breton boet, from Old Breton boit-ol-ion, from Proto-Brythonic *buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃tom, from *gʷeyh₃-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bwɛt/
  • Hyphenation: boëtte

Noun

boëtte f (plural boëttes)

  1. (fishing) bait used for fishing at sea
    Synonym: appât
  2. (ichthyology, zoology) group of very young fish

Further reading

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