la
feminine
/bwat/
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Translation
box; nightclub (slang)
Word origin
From Old French boiste, from Late Latin buxida, the accusative of buxis ('box'), itself from Greek pyxis ('box made of boxwood'). The same root gave English 'box' and 'pyx'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- pyxis
- English cognates
- box, pyx
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralboîtes
Examples
.
Put your things in this box.
'informatique.
She works at a tech company.
' .
We went clubbing until three in the morning.
J' vieille .
I found an old box under the bed.
aux publicités.
His letterbox is full of adverts.
aux déborde prospectus.
His letterbox is overflowing with flyers.
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