bouquet

CEFRC1

/buːˈkeɪ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An arranged group of flowers.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A decoratively arranged bunch of something.

Examples

  • The actress was presented a bouquet of flowers after the performance.

  • This wine has a good bouquet.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /boʊˈkeɪ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The scent of a particular wine.

  2. A bunch of cut flowers.

  3. The middle note of a perfume.

More examples

In context

  • Each table was adorned with a bouquet of giant balloons.

  • For my birthday I received two bouquets.

  • This Bordeaux has an interesting bouquet.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

For her birthday, he presented her with a beautiful blank of red roses and lilies.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Old French bochet French bouquetubor. English bouquet Unadapted borrowing from French bouquet, from Old French bochet, from bois, from Early Medieval Latin boscus (“grove”), borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Doublet of bosket.