boutique
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
boutiqueattested in 1242 in the form bouticle and the meaning of "place where a merchant or craftsman displays and sells his merchandise"; (1377) botique; (1564) boutique has the meaning of "workshop, business premises": the fantasy of man is a wonderful shop for forging foolish imaginations; (1565) bouthique (h. estienne, conformity of the French language with Greek) is an etymologizing version that will not be maintained: from the Latin apotheca ("warehouse", "depot") which also gives the German apotheke, the Occitan botiga, botica, the Italian bottega.
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Plural
boutiques
Translations
german:Laden
english:store
korean:상점
See also
boutiques (v.) boutiquier (cn.) boutiquier (adj.) boutiquer (v.)