bois

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Meaning

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bwa/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bois, boys, boiz, from Old French bosc, bois, from Late Latin boscus or Vulgar Latin *buscus, from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”). Compare Italian bosco, Spanish bosque, Portuguese bosque, Dutch bos and English bush.

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