Where does “bouchée” come from?

bouchée (French) comes from Vulgar Latin buccata, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

bouchée (French): mouthful; bouchée; feminine singular of the past...

Definitions

  1. mouthful; bouchée; feminine singular of the past...

Ancestry of “bouchée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbuccata
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

Words derived from “bouchée

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