bouilli

/buːˈjiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.08 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"Proofs of the presence of the white man are found all over the Territory in the shape of old bouilli tins, &c., and often when out after a strayed horse, I have imagined myself to be in wilds untrodden except by the foot of the blackfellow, but the sight of an unassuming empty sardine tin would remind me that the ubiquitous digger had been there first."

Borrowed from French bouilli (“boiled”).

bouillis (plural)

cuir bouilli

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Questions

How do you pronounce bouilli?

The recorded pronunciation is /buːˈjiː/.

What does bouilli mean?

Meat stewed with juice.

Where does bouilli come from?

Borrowed from French bouilli (“boiled”).

How to pronounce bouilli

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