French word

bouleau

Pronunciation

IPA/bulo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbirch

Example

Il y a un bouleau dans le jardin.

There is a birch in the garden.

Illustration for bouleau (birch)

More examples

Les enfants jouent sous un bouleau.

The children are playing under a birch.

Core concept

A temperate woodland tree marked by a pale, flaky trunk and light foliage.

Common phrases

  • à côté d'un bouleau

    beside a birch

  • sous un bouleau

    under a birch

  • un jeune bouleau

    a young birch

Similar words

arbre: A general term for a woody plant with roots, a trunk, and spreading branches.
sapin: An evergreen tree with needle-like leaves that usually remain green year-round.
pin: An evergreen tree with a thick trunk and needle-like leaves, common in forests and parks.
saule: A deciduous tree with slender, often drooping branches that commonly grows near water.

Definition in French

Arbre du genre Betula, à écorce blanche souvent pelable et à feuilles alternes, fréquent dans les régions tempérées.

Word origin

The French noun bouleau comes from Latin betula through historical French sound and spelling changes, while Betula preserves the older root in botanical Latin.

Usage tips

  • The plural bouleaux is pronounced like bouleau, with the final -x silent and -eau pronounced like the French sound in beau.

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