German

Noun

Bouquet n ‎(genitive Bouquets, plural Bouquets)

1. (flowers or wine) bouquet

Declension

Synonyms

• Bukett

English

Noun

bouquet ‎(plural bouquets)

1. A bunch of flowers.

   For my birthday I received two bouquets.

2. The scent of a particular wine.

   This Bordeaux has an interesting bouquet.

3. (mathematics) A bouquet of circles.
4. (card games) The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.

Derived terms

• bouquet of circles, bouquet of spheres

Translations

See also

• nosegay
• corsage
• posy

Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from French bouquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bukɛ/, [b̥uˈkʰɛ] or IPA^(key): /buke/, [b̥uˈkʰe]

Noun

bouquet c (singular definite bouqueten or bouquet'en, not used in plural form)

1. bouquet (scent of wine)

French

Etymology

From Old French bochet, from bois ‎(“woods”), from Medieval Latin boscus ‎(“grove”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz ‎(“bush, thicket”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‎(“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bukɛ/

Noun

bouquet m ‎(plural bouquets)

1. bouquet, bunch
2. a set or selection of something.
3. aroma, bouquet (scent of wine)

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