bouc

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

bouc

From medieval Latin buccus, first used in the Lex Salica, Frankish bukk or/and Gaulish bucco-, from the Indo-European root bhug- ('goat, ram'), which replaced the Latin caper, while the feminine capra remained, which gave the word chèvre. Related to Old High German buc, Anglo-Saxon bucca, Old Norse bukkr, Middle Irish bocc.

Definitions

Synonyms

Feminine

biquechèvre

Plural

boucs

Hyperonym

Translations

  • germangerman:Spitzbart
  • englishenglish:chin-beard
  • chinesechinese:山羊胡子
  • spanishspanish:perilla
  • greekgreek:τράγος
  • italianitalian:crapone
  • dutchdutch:kinbaardje
  • portugueseportuguese:bode
  • russianrussian:козёл
  • swedishswedish:bock

See also

emboucheur (cn.) débouchage (cn.) délignifier (v.) boisilier (cn.) boitte (cn.) bouquetier (adj.) bouquetier (cn.) bouveter (v.) bouvier (cn.) bœuf (cn.) bœuf (adj.) bouquet (cn.) boisage (cn.) bois (cn.) bouche (cn.) ligneux (adj.) bouvière (cn.) bouchette (cn.) boucheur (cn.) bouqueté (adj.)