buée

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɥe/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

buée f (plural buées)

  1. (dialectal, otherwise dated) laundry
  2. condensation, steam, mist

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