boutique

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of apotheke and bodega. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /buˈtik/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /boʊˈtik/ (Indic) IPA(key): /boʈiːk/ Rhymes: -iːk === Noun === boutique (plural boutiques) A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like. A small shop located within a larger one. (film) A film production company making only a few movies per year. (often attributive) Any company that has an exclusively smaller client base generally in a niche market or specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== apothecary ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: botik ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From French boutique. Doublet of butik. === Noun === boutique c (singular definite boutiquen, plural indefinite boutiquer or boutiques) boutique (Smaller shop or department in a department store with an exquisite product range within eg fashion clothing) Synonym: shop ==== Declension ==== === References === “boutique” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈtik/ Rhymes: -ik === Noun === boutique f (plural boutiques, no diminutive) superseded spelling of boetiek == Finnish == === Etymology === From French boutique. Doublet of apteekki and putiikki. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbutiːk/, [ˈbut̪iːk] Rhymes: -utiːk === Noun === boutique boutique (all senses) Synonym: putiikki ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French boutique, borrowed from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē). Doublet of bodéga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.tik/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /bu.t͡sɪk/ === Noun === boutique f (plural boutiques) (small) shop; boutique ==== Derived terms ==== boutiquier fermer boutique garder la boutique tenir la boutique ==== Related terms ==== apothicaire ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “boutique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of bottega. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈtik/ Rhymes: -ik === Noun === boutique f (invariable) boutique (shop) === References === == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Occitan botica. === Noun === boutique f (plural boutiques) shop (building where one can purchase items or services) ==== Descendants ==== French: boutique (see there for further descendants) Norman: boutique, bouotique (Cotentin) → German: Boutique, Budike (archaic sense only), Butike, Butik (now nonstandard) == Norman == === Alternative forms === bouotique (Cotentin) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Occitan botica (or French boutique), from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “repository, storehouse”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === boutique f (plural boutiques) (Jersey) shop ==== Derived terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French boutique. === Noun === boutique f (plural boutiques) alternative spelling of butique === Further reading === “boutique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French boutique. Doublet of apoteca, bodega, and botica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈtik/ [buˈt̪ik] Rhymes: -ik === Noun === boutique f (plural boutiques) boutique ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “boutique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025