boucle
See also: bouclé
English
editNoun
editboucle (countable and uncountable, plural boucles)
- Alternative spelling of bouclé
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French boucle, bocle, from Latin buccula (“the cheek strap of a helmet”), diminutive of bucca.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editboucle f (plural boucles)
- loop (line returning to its origin)
- (jewelry) earring
- buckle (of a belt, etc.)
- curl (of hair)
- ringlet
- (graph theory) loop
- (figure skating) loop jump
- (aviation) loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Catalan: bucle m
- → Esperanto: buklo
- → Galician: bucle
- → Greek: μπούκλα (boúkla)
- → Portuguese: bucle
- → Romanian: buclă
- → Russian: бу́кля (búklja)
- → Spanish: bucle m
- → Turkish: bukle
Further reading
editOld French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin buccula, diminutive of bucca (“cheek”). Compare Anglo-Norman bucle.
Noun
editboucle oblique singular, f (oblique plural boucles, nominative singular boucle, nominative plural boucles)
Descendants
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- French 1-syllable words
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- fr:Graph theory
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- fr:Aviation
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