bouche

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buːʃ/ === Etymology 1 === From French bouche (“mouth, victuals”). Doublet of bocca. ==== Alternative forms ==== bouch ==== Noun ==== bouche (plural bouches) (historical and in heraldry) A slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bouche (third-person singular simple present bouches, present participle bouching, simple past and past participle bouched) Alternative form of bush (to line) ==== Noun ==== bouche (plural bouches) Alternative form of bush (a lining) === See also === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buʃ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French bouche, from Old French boche, buche, from Latin bucca. Doublet of bouque. ==== Noun ==== bouche f (plural bouches) mouth Synonyms: (vulgar) gueule; (informal) clapet ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Antillean Creole: bouch Haitian Creole: bouch === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bouche inflection of boucher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “bouche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French boche, buche, from Latin bucca. === Noun === bouche f (plural bouches) mouth ==== Descendants ==== French: bouche