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/bu.tɔ̃/
Translation
button; spot, pimple; bud
Word origin
From Old French boton, from bouter ('to push, to thrust'), a verb of Frankish origin. The first sense was the bud that pushes out of a stem. English 'button' was borrowed from the same Old French word.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- boton
- English cognates
- button, butt
Grammar
Examples
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There is a button missing from your shirt.
Appuie .
Press the red button to stop the machine.
menton .
She has had a spot on her chin since yesterday.
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The rose buds will open in a few days.
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Do not touch any button, I have just set everything up.
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