French word

botte

Pronunciation

IPA/bɔt/

Meaning

  • feminine nounboot

Example

Il pleut, mets tes bottes.

It's raining, put on your boots.

Illustration for botte (boot)

More examples

Ses bottes de pluie sont rouges.

Her rain boots are red.

Core concept

A tall, sturdy covering around the foot and ankle, with a compact tied bundle as the word's other common sense.

Common phrases

  • mettre ses bottes

    put on one's boots

  • bottes de pluie

    rain boots

Similar words

chaussure: A broad term for footwear covering the feet.
bottine: Ankle-high footwear for everyday outings.
chausson: Warm, soft footwear designed for indoor wear.

Definition in French

Chaussure fermée et haute couvrant la cheville, portée pour protéger le pied de la pluie, de la boue ou du froid.

Word origin

The footwear sense is attested in Old French as botte and is generally traced to a Germanic source; French also has a separate botte meaning 'bundle'.

Usage tips

  • Botte is feminine, so the singular article is une, as in une botte, and the plural is des bottes.

Other meanings

  • bundlenoun

Related words

  • bottineankle bootnoun

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