boule

Meaning

Noun

1. One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
2. A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
3. A round loaf of bread.
4. A round piece of dough.
5. A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.

Verb

To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball.

Synonyms

buhl

boulle

ball

clod

lump

chunk

bowl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/buːl/

Etymology

From French boule. Doublet of bull (etymologies 2 and 4) and bulla, or of bowl and pulla, depending on the etymology of the French word.