bosquet

English

Noun

bosquet (plural bosquets)

1. Alternative spelling of bosket

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan bosquet, from Frankish *busk + -et (diminutive ending). Doublet of bochet. Compare Italian boschetto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔs.kɛ/

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Noun

bosquet m (plural bosquets)

1. a clump of trees; a grove

Descendants

• → Romanian: boschet

Further reading

• “bosquet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.