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la

feminine

/bu/

#2796 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

mud

Word origin

From Gaulish bawa ('mud, dirt'), one of the small group of Celtic words that survived into French.

Origin
Gaulish
Root
bawa

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralboues

Examples

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His shoes are covered in mud.

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The car got stuck in the mud.

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The children play in the mud after the rain.

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He cleaned the mud off the floor.

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The path is covered in mud.

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This word is part of lesson 56.