bouillotte
English
editEtymology
editFrom French bouillotte.
Noun
editbouillotte (uncountable)
- (card games) A rapidly-played variety of brelan or gleek (a card game resembling poker)
French
editEtymology
editFrom bouillir + -otte. The card game is so-called due to an analogy being drawn between the high temperature of a boiler and the high speed at which the game is played.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbouillotte f (plural bouillottes)
- hot water bottle
- A rapidly-played variety of brelan or gleek (a card game resembling poker)
Further reading
edit- “bouillotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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