bocherie

Bourguignon

Etymology

Inherited from Old French boucherie; by surface analysis, bochei + -erie.

Noun

bocherie m (plural bocheries)

  1. butchery

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French boucherie; by surface analysis, bocher + -ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbut͡ʃəˈriː(ə)/, /ˈbut͡ʃəriː(ə)/

Noun

bocherie (plural bocheries)

  1. A slaughterhouse (often with facilities for preparing and selling meat)
  2. (rare) As a whole, butchers or their craft.

Descendants

  • English: butchery

References

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