boiel

Old French

Alternative forms

• boel, bouel, boial, bouyau, boyel

Etymology

From Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boi̯ˈjɛl/

Noun

boiel oblique singular, m (oblique plural boieus, nominative singular boieus, nominative plural boiel)

1. bowel (part of the digestive system between the stomach and the anus)

Descendants

• Middle French: bouel
  • French: boyau
    • → English: boyau
  • → English: bowel