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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French buee (“laundry, wash”), from Vulgar Latin *būcāta (“laundry”, literally “soaked”), from Vulgar Latin *bucāre (“to soak, wash”), from Frankish *būkōn (“to soak, wash”).
Pronunciation
Noun
buée f (plural buées)
- (dialectal, otherwise dated) laundry
- condensation, steam, mist
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