bouéecommon nounproper nounverbSyllable DecompositionbouéeEtymologyexpandfrom Latin boia (chain, link), because the buoy is a piece of floating wood, but fixed by a link, in Old French buie.Definition1. Feminine singular past participle of bouer.expandAnagraméboueSee alsobouée (cn.) Bouée (pn.) bouées (v.)