French word

bouquet

Pronunciation

IPA/bukɛ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbouquet

Example

Pose le bouquet sur la table, s'il te plaît.

Put the bouquet on the table, please.

Illustration for bouquet (bouquet)

More examples

Elle a reçu un bouquet pour son anniversaire.

She received a bouquet for her birthday.

Core concept

A hand-sized cluster of cut flowers held together by their stems, ready to be carried, given, or displayed.

Common phrases

  • un bouquet de fleurs

    a bouquet of flowers

  • offrir un bouquet

    to give a bouquet

  • recevoir un bouquet

    to receive a bouquet

Similar words

fleur: The colorful, often fragrant part produced when a plant blooms.

Definition in French

Groupement de fleurs coupées maintenues par leurs tiges, offert comme présent ou placé pour décorer un lieu.

Word origin

French bouquet comes through Middle French from Old French bosquet, a diminutive of bosc meaning "woodland", before taking on its modern floral sense.

Usage tips

  • Bouquet is masculine, so the usual phrase is un bouquet de fleurs, with de introducing the flowers that make up the bunch.

Other meanings

  • fragrancenoun

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