🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

bouchon

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bouchon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bottle stopper/ˈbɒt.əl ˈstɒp.ər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle a utilisé un bouchon pour fermer la bouteille."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device used to seal the opening of a bottle to prevent spillage or contamination.

    "She used a cork as a bottle-stopper to keep the wine fresh."
  2. 2

    A closure for a bottle, often made of cork, plastic, or metal.

    "The bottle-stopper was tightly fitted to ensure no air could enter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'botel' (from Old French 'bouteille') and Old English 'stoppian' (to plug up, of Germanic origin). The combined compound emerged in the late 16th century to describe devices used to seal liquid containers.

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