bilboquet

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bilboquet. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɪl.bəˈkɛt/ Hyphenation: bil‧​bo‧quet === Noun === bilboquet (countable and uncountable, plural bilboquets) (countable) A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string. Synonym: cup-and-ball (uncountable) The game in which the player attempts to catch the ball in the cup of such a toy. ==== Translations ==== === See also === kendama == French == === Etymology === The first element perhaps an imperative form of Middle French biller (“to play boules”), the second a diminutive of either bouc (“goat”) or Middle French bouque (“boule”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bil.bɔ.kɛ/ === Noun === bilboquet m (plural bilboquets) bilboquet ==== Descendants ==== → English: bilboquet → Polish: bilbokiet → Portuguese: bilboquê === References === === Further reading === “bilboquet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012