bouillotte

== English == === Etymology === From French bouillotte. === Noun === bouillotte (uncountable) (card games) A rapidly-played variety of brelan or gleek (a card game resembling poker) == French == === Etymology === From bouillir +‎ -otte. The card game is so-called due to an analogy being drawn between the high temperature of a boiler and the high speed at which the game is played. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.jɔt/ === Noun === bouillotte f (plural bouillottes) hot water bottle A rapidly-played variety of brelan or gleek (a card game resembling poker) === Further reading === “bouillotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012