Added 7 October 2026
bouquet
/buːˈkeɪ/ noun
Latin root: boscus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bouquet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An arrangement or bunch of cut flowers; a nosegay.
For my birthday I received two bouquets.
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A decoratively arranged bunch of something.
Each table was adorned with a bouquet of giant balloons.
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The scent of a particular wine.
This Bordeaux has an interesting bouquet.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French bouquet, from Old French bochet, from bois, from Early Medieval Latin boscus (“grove”), borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Doublet of bosket.
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